veräppeln

German

Etymology

Pertaining to Appel (“apple”), Central and Low German form of standard Apfel. The motivation is unclear and possibly secondary. Perhaps derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German āpen (“to tease”) from āpe (“ape, monkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛʁˈʔɛpəln/, [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛpl̩n]
• Hyphenation: ver‧äp‧peln

Verb

1. (colloquial) to kid someone, to have someone on

Further reading

• “veräppeln” in Duden online