vif

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vif (comparative vifer, superlative vifstn)

vifer (comparative)
vifstn (superlative)

From French vif, from Middle French vif, from Old French vif, from Latin vīvus (“alive, living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).


Schmäh

From Middle High German smæhe, from Old High German smāhi. Alternative proposals are Yiddish שמע (shma, “tale; the things heard”), and Rotwelsch Schmee (“cant, lie, fine humour”).

bor

Den Oidn muasst min Schmäh påckn, dånn geht des scho.

You have to turn on your charm on the old man and it'll work out.

Der Wiener Schmäh is sicher gwehnungsbediaftig.

You certainly have to get used to the Viennese Schmäh.

Mit a bissl an Schmäh kummst leichter durchs Lebn.

A little bit of Schmäh makes life easier.

charms; wit; blarney; a relaxed, cheerful, humorous, yet grumpy and cynical attitude towards life (often considered untranslatable)


blad

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) fat, corpulent


alla

allanig (alternative)
alloa (alternative)


Paradeiser

Paradeiser (plural)
Paradeis (alternative)

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯sɐ/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːsɐ/

From Paradeisåpfe or rather Paradeis + -er.


Kristkindl

Related to Kristkind. Cognate to German Christkindl.

Do kon ih wieda betn, wo in Glick und Noth
Meini Voreltern bet't hohn zan unsern liabn Gott,
Wo ih s gsechn hon, wia s Kristkindl in Krippel leid,
Wia da Heilond aus n Grob steigt zur Ostazeit,

Vor da Haustoana Kirchn. A Stückl in da steirischn Gmoansproch. In: Heimgarten. Eine Monatsschrift gegründet und geleitet von P. K. Rosegger. IX. Jahrgang. Graz. Druck und Verlag von „Leykam“. 1885. Pages 935–936

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


Weh

(Austria, Vienna) loser, good-for-nothing


obe

Seds schön obe? I liag no im Bettle und bin no holb am schlofn.

Are you already awake? I'm still lying in bed, half asleep.

Are you already up? I'm still lying in the little bed and am still half asleep.


Hawara

From Rotwelsch, from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver). Cognate with German Chawer and Dutch gabber. Not related with habern.

1971, Wolfgang Teuschl, Da Jesus und seine Hawara:

(Austria, Vienna) friend, close companion.


Holler

From Middle High German holler, holer, holder, from Old High German holder, clipping of holuntar, from Proto-West Germanic *holantr.


Sandler

sandln + -er. From Middle High German seinen.


Haberer

From Rotwelsch, from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver) with suffix -er. Cognate with German Chawer and Dutch gabber. Not related with habern.


Gscheidwaschl

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥vaʃl̩/

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥vaʃl̩/

/ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥vaʃl̩/

gscheit + Waschl. Compare German gescheit (clever), Watschl (hatchet man).

Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett�s G�schenk hab i f�r di!

2013, opa2013, “Logik und Welt”, in de.sci.philosophie (Usenet):

Look know-all, I have a nice present for you [singular]!


Panier

A Schnitzl braucht a guade Panier.

Mia is so haß, i reiß ma glei de Panier owa.

I'm so hot I'm gonna tear off my clothes.

(Austria, by extension) set of clothes, outfit


Zechn

Zechn (plural)
Zechna (plural)
Zächa (alternative)

From Old High German zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ (“toe”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”). Modern germanic cognates include German Zeh, German Zehe, Alemannic German Zeewe, English toe, Dutch teen, Icelandic tá and Swedish tå.


bärig

Des Wetter bei ins isch heit wieder bärig!

The weather in my city is wonderful again!

(Austria) tremendous, fantastic, wonderful


bärig

(Austria) tremendously, fantastically, wonderfully


Gwirks

From Middle High German gewürk, from Middle High German gewürke or Middle High German gewürche, from Middle High German wirken, from Old High German wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną.

(Austria) tricky or complicated situation, imbroglio, entanglement


Jausn

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Jausn f (plural Jausn, diminutive Jauserl)


Happl

tlb

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna)

Diminutive of Haupt, from Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Schurli

Possibly from French Georges, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

(Eastern Austria, Vienna) a male given name, variant of Georg


Schmattes

Possibly from Yiddish שמאַטעס (shmates, “rags”), plural of שמאַטע (shmate, “rag”), from Polish szmata.


reckn

greckt (participle past)
reckn (infinitive)
freckt (participle past)
reck (first-person present singular)
reckad (first-person singular subjunctive)
reckst (present second-person singular)
reckadst (second-person singular subjunctive)
reckt (present singular third-person)
reckad (singular subjunctive third-person)
reckn (first-person plural present)
reckadn (first-person plural subjunctive)
reckts (plural present second-person)
reckads (plural second-person subjunctive)
reckn (plural present third-person)
reckadn (plural subjunctive third-person)

→ German: recken

Ultimatively from Proto-Germanic *hrēkijaną (“to clear one's throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to caw, crow”). Cognate with English retch, Icelandic hrækja (“to hawk, spit”), Limburgish räöke (“to induce vomiting”). Also related with German Rachen (“throat”).

der

Wiara's grochn håd, håd's eam glei greckt.

Mi reckt's immer, wånn i des Büdl siach.

I always have to gag when I see that picture.

(Austria, transitive, impersonal) to retch, to gag


paniern

paniert (participle past)
paniern (infinitive)
paniert (participle past)
panier (first-person present singular)
panierad (first-person singular subjunctive)
panierst (present second-person singular)
panieradst (second-person singular subjunctive)
paniert (present singular third-person)
panierad (singular subjunctive third-person)
paniern (first-person plural present)
panieradn (first-person plural subjunctive)
panierts (plural present second-person)
panierats (plural second-person subjunctive)
paniern (plural present third-person)
panieradn (plural subjunctive third-person)
panier (imperative present singular)
panierts (imperative plural present)

/b̥ɑˈniːɐ̯n̩/

Borrowed from French paner (“to bread”), from French pain, from Latin panis. Cognate with German panieren, Dutch paneren, Swedish panera, Danish panere, Norwegian panere.

Gestern håmmas paniert, de Gscherten.

(Austria, sports) to trounce the opponent


Einedrahrer

/ˈɑɛnɛˌd̥rɑːrɐ/

/ˈæːnɛˌd̥rɑːrɐ/

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) braggart, show-off

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) sweet-talker, flatterer, ingratiator

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna) scammer, con artist


scheangln

Nasalised form of schiagln, from Middle High German schilhen, from Old High German skilhen, skilahen, skilihen, from Proto-West Germanic *skilhijan (“to squint, be cross-eyed”), from Proto-Germanic *skelh (“slanted, crooked; squinted”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (“squint-eyed, sloped, awry”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“bent, crooked”). Cognate with German schielen and scheel, Dutch scheel, Old English *sċīelan and sċeolh.

der

(East Central Bavarian, Austria) to be cross-eyed


Hadern

From Middle High German hader (“rags, cloth”), from Old High German hadara f (“cloth, sheepskin”).

der

(Austria, Vienna, may be used derogatory) an old popular piece of entertainment (music, literature, film, TV, gaming, etc.)

Vienna; may be used derogatory; Vienna; may be used derogatory


oida Hadern

/ɔɛ̯d̥ɐ ˈhɔd̥ɐn/


Flåschn

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Flåschn f (plural Flåschn, diminutive Flaschl or Flascherl)

Flåschn (plural)
Flaschl (diminutive)
Flascherl (diminutive)

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to German Flasche, English flask, Dutch fles, Old Norse flaska.


eifoarn

eigfoarn (participle past)
eifoarn (infinitive)
gfoarn (participle past)
foar ei (first-person present singular)
foarad ei (first-person singular subjunctive)
foarst ei (present second-person singular)
foarast ei (second-person singular subjunctive)
foart ei (present singular third-person)
foarad ei (singular subjunctive third-person)
foarn ei (first-person plural present)
foaradn ei (first-person plural subjunctive)
foarts ei (plural present second-person)
foarats ei (plural second-person subjunctive)
foarn ei (plural present third-person)
foaradn ei (plural subjunctive third-person)
foar ei (imperative present singular)
foarts ei (imperative plural present)
eifoar (first-person present singular)
eifoarad (first-person singular subjunctive)
eifoarst (present second-person singular)
eifoarast (second-person singular subjunctive)
eifoart (present singular third-person)
eifoarad (singular subjunctive third-person)
eifoarn (first-person plural present)
eifoaradn (first-person plural subjunctive)
eifoarts (plural present second-person)
eifoarats (plural second-person subjunctive)
eifoarn (plural present third-person)
eifoaradn (plural subjunctive third-person)
einfoarn (alternative)

(Austria, intransitive) to fail, to be disappointed, to not achieve the hoped for or desired result

(Austria, intransitive) to fall for something or someone

(Austria, intransitive) to kick in (of drugs)


håbe d'Ehre

/ˈhɔβɛˌd̥eɐ̯rɛ/

Borrowed from German habe die Ehre. Equivalent to i håb de Ehre, but the final -e in the verb form, which is entirely alien to Bavarian, attests to the Standard German origin.

håbedere (alternative)
håwedere (alternative)
habedere (alternative)

Nå håbe d'Ehre, då schaut's aus!

(Austria, Vienna) Used to express awe, overwhelming, surprise. (mostly preceded by the interjection nå)


åhaun

åghaut (participle past)
åhaun (infinitive)
åghaut (participle past)
hau å (first-person present singular)
hauad å (first-person singular subjunctive)
haust å (present second-person singular)
hauast å (second-person singular subjunctive)
haut å (present singular third-person)
hauad å (singular subjunctive third-person)
haun å (first-person plural present)
hauadn å (first-person plural subjunctive)
hauts å (plural present second-person)
hauadst å (plural second-person subjunctive)
haun å (plural present third-person)
hauadn å (plural subjunctive third-person)
hau å (imperative present singular)
imp-pl=hauts å (imperative present singular)
{{{imp-pl}}} (imperative plural present)

laugh one's head off
laugh one's head off

(Austria, Vienna, reflexive, auxiliary håbn) to crack up, to laugh one's head off


hoaglich

/ˈhɔɐ̯ɡ̥liç/

(West Central Bavarian, Austria, Bavaria) delicate (requiring careful handling)

(West Central Bavarian, Austria, Bavaria) picky, choosy


Gugerschecken

/ˈɡ̥uɡ̥ɐˌʃeɡ̥ːŋ̩/

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) freckles


Zniachtl

(Austria, derogatory) a small and/or weedy (usually male) person


Leiberl

(Austria) Jersey (shirt worn by an athlete)


fäuln

gfäult (participle past)
fäuln (infinitive)
gfäult (participle past)
fäul (first-person present singular)
fäulad (first-person singular subjunctive)
fäulst (present second-person singular)
fäulast (second-person singular subjunctive)
fäult (present singular third-person)
fäulad (singular subjunctive third-person)
fäuln (first-person plural present)
fäuladn (first-person plural subjunctive)
fäults (plural present second-person)
fäulats (plural second-person subjunctive)
fäuln (plural present third-person)
fäuladn (plural subjunctive third-person)
fäul (imperative present singular)
fäults (imperative plural present)

From Middle High German fūlen, vūlen, from Old High German fūlēn, from Proto-Germanic *fūlāną (“to become foul; rot; decay”). Compare German faulen and English foul.


Gacki

An onomatopoeic creation relating to the sound a baby makes when pressing while defecating (“a-a-”); compare German Aa machen and Kacke as well as Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κακκάω (kakkáō).

(Austria, childish) crap (something of poor quality; feces)


Gscheitscheißer

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥ʃaɪ̯sɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥ʃaɛ̯sɐ/

/ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥ʃaɛ̯sɐ/

gscheit (“wise, clever, knowledgeable”) + Scheißer (“shitter”).

compound

(Austria, derogatory) know-all (lit., someone who shits wisdom or knowledge)


Zores

Borrowed from Yiddish צרות (tsores), plural of צרה (tsore, “trouble, problem”), from Hebrew צָרָה (tsará, “trouble, tragedy, calamity”).

der

(Austria, Vienna) trouble, muddle, discordance

(Austria, Vienna) quarrel, dispute, conflict


åkragln

/ˈɔːɡ̥rɑɡ̥l̩n/


ågriat

/ˈɔːɡ̥riːɐ̯d̥/

/ˈɒ̃ːɡ̥riːɐ̯d̥/

(Austria, Vienna) oversensitive, huffy, offended


gschissn

Des gschissane Auto då foahrt kan Zentimeter net.

(Austria, vulgar) fucking, shitty, crappy


Bapperl

Unclear. Possibly from Italian pappa (“pap, mush”), from Latin pappa (“food for children”). Possibly related to Middle Low German pappe, English pap, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. See also Bappn.

cog

Heit gibt's a guads Bapperl.

(Austria, Vienna) meal, dish (only used in a positive sense)


Buserer

→ German: Buserer

(Austria, Vienna) a minor accident with car body damage, fender-bender


Netsch

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Netsch m (plural Netsch, diminutive Netscherl)

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna)

→ German: Netsch

Possibly derived as a variant from the coin Etschkreuzer, originating in the region Etsch (Italian Adige).

(chiefly in the plural) a small amount of money, a coin of low value


Oida

Heast Oida, då kånnst ned eine!

(Austria, Vienna) mate, bloke (UK); dude, guy (US) (a somewhat intimate or mildly dismissive word for a man, especially but not exclusively used as a vocative)


oida

Oida, heit gfreits mi echt ned.

(Austria, Vienna) man, dude, mate; used for emphasis


Puffn

→ German: Puffen


Pücher

From Middle High German pilgerīn, bilgerīn, bilgerīm, from Old High German piligrīm, from Proto-West Germanic *pelegrīm (“pilgrim, foreigner”).

inh

(Austria, Vienna) crook, hoodlum, criminal


Wappler

→ German: Wappler

Possibly from wappeln (“to move unsteady, shakily”), from a variant of Middle High German wabelen (“to move about”). Compare German wabbeln.

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) idiot, fool, incompetent person


oasch

Heit is ois oasch.

(chiefly Austria, Vienna, vulgar) shit, bad, ill, poor


Zund

→ German: Zund

From Middle High German zunden, from Old High German zunden, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tundr, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ. Compare English tind, Swedish tända, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tandjan).

(Austria, Vienna) tip (a piece of private information; a clue, secret knowledge, etc.)


Grätzn

From Early New High German kretz. Compare German Krätze.

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) disagreeable, unpleasant, annoying person


Oaschgrätzn

/ˈɔɐ̯ʃˌɡ̥re̞ːt͡sn̩/


Klescher

→ German: Klescher

(Austria, Vienna) a bang (usually caused by a clash)


knotzn

knotzt (participle past)
knotzn (infinitive)
knotzt (participle past)
knotz (first-person present singular)
knotzad (first-person singular subjunctive)
knotzt (present second-person singular)
knotzast (second-person singular subjunctive)
knotzt (present singular third-person)
knotzad (singular subjunctive third-person)
knotzn (first-person plural present)
knotzadn (first-person plural subjunctive)
knotzts (plural present second-person)
knotzats (plural second-person subjunctive)
knotzn (plural present third-person)
knotzadn (plural subjunctive third-person)
knotz (imperative present singular)
knotzts (imperative plural present)

→ German: knotzen

/ˈɡ̥nɔt͡sn̩/

From Middle High German knocken (“to squat, to crouch”). Further etymology uncertain, but possibly derived from Middle High German knie (“knee”) or Old High German kneo, knio, kniu, chniu, chneo (“knee”), in which case it would be ultimately from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

(reflexive, East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) to sit down, to get into a lounging position, to squat, to crouch

(intransitive, East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) to lounge, to sit around, to squat, to crouch


Zezn

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) oversensitive, fussy, whiny person

(Austria, Vienna, derogatory) wimp, sissy


Schinakl

⇒ German: Schinakel

/ʃiˈnɑɡ̥ːl̩/

From Hungarian csónak (“boat”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ. Doublet of Zün.

(Austria, Vienna, humorous, in the plural) wide, well-worn shoes


Zün

From Middle High German zülle, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *čьlnъ. Doublet of Schinakl. Compare German Zille.

(Austria, Vienna) small, flat boat controlled by a rudder


flåch

From Middle High German vlach, from Old High German flah, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.


Schlågobers

/ˈʃlɔɡ̥oβɐs/


pfui gack

/ˈb̥fʊɪ̯ˌɡ̥ɑk/

(Austria, Vienna, slightly vulgar) an exclamation of extreme disgust, aversion, dislike, contempt, or annoyance

Vienna; slightly vulgar; Vienna; slightly vulgar


pfui gack

/ˈb̥fʊɪ̯ˌɡ̥ɑk/

Ned greif des å, des is pfui gack!


denkn

denkt (participle past)
Vienna (Bavarian Central East)
Carinthia (Bavarian Southern)
Tyrol (Bavarian Southern)
denkn (infinitive)
denkt (participle past)
denk (first-person present singular)
denkad (first-person singular subjunctive)
denkst (present second-person singular)
denkadst (second-person singular subjunctive)
denkt (present singular third-person)
denkad (singular subjunctive third-person)
denkn (first-person plural present)
denkadn (first-person plural subjunctive)
denkts (plural present second-person)
denkats (plural second-person subjunctive)
denkn (plural present third-person)
denkadn (plural subjunctive third-person)
denk (imperative present singular)
denkts (imperative plural present)
denka (alternative Bavarian Central West)
denga (alternative Bavarian Central West)

/ˈd̥e̞ŋkˣːn̩/

From Middle High German denken, from Old High German thenken, denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-. Cognate with German denken, Dutch denken, Low German denken, dinken, West Frisian tinke, English think, Icelandic þekkja.

Denk åns Zuamåchn!

(intransitive, with ån + accusative) not to forget; to remember (to bring along, etc.)


Oaschkräuler

/ˈɔɐ̯ʃˌɡ̥rɶːlɐ/

From oaschkräuln + -er or in Oasch kräuln. Also analyzable as Oasch + Kräuler.

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna, idiomatic, derogatory, vulgar) brownnose, ass-kisser


Teschek

Teschek (plural)
Tescheks (plural)
Deschek (alternative alternative)

Borrowed from Hungarian tessék (“Here you are!; Help yourself!”).

bor

Bin i eicher Teschek? Den Schas kennts eich söwa måchn!

Am I your sucker? Deal with that crap on your own!

short end of the stick
short end of the stick

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) person who gets taken advantage of; who gets the short end of the stick; who gets a raw deal; sucker; loser


Håckn

From Middle High German hacke. Pertaining to håckn (“to chop”), from Middle High German hacken, from Old High German hacchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną (“to hack, chop; to hoe”). Compare German Hacke and Dutch hak.

inh

Mi gfreid mei Håckn nimmer.

(Austria, Vienna, by extension) job, work

(Austria, Vienna, cant, by extension) heist, robbery, job (a criminal action)


Nudlaug

/ˈnud̥l̩ɑɔ̯ɡ̥/

/ˈnud̥l̩ɒːɡ̥/

Nudl + Aug. Literally, “noodle-eye”. Nudl is a euphemism for penis and Aug refers to the male urinary meatus.

(Austria, Vienna, vulgar, derogatory) idiot, fool


Krewecherl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞çɐl/

Uncertain. Possibly from French or Old French crever with suffix -erl and epenthesis.

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, derogatory) weak, weedy human, animal or plant


Krispindl

(Austria, chiefly Vienna, mildly derogatory) scrawny, skinny person


Krewegerl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞ɡ̥ɐl/


Grewegerl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewecherl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞ɡ̥ɐl/


Grewecherl

Krewecherl (plural)
Grewegerl (alternative)
Krewecherl (alternative)
Krewegerl (alternative)

/ɡ̥re̞ˈve̞çɐl/


Paradeisåpfe

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯sˌɔb̥ːfœ/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːsˌɔb̥ːfœ/


Paradeis

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥ɑɛ̯s/

/b̥ɑrɑˈd̥æːs/


Stanitzl

→ German: Stanitzel

Uncertain. Possibly from obsolete Scharnützel, from obsolete Italian scarnuzzo (“paper cone; paper roll”). Alternatively, from Venetan scardoccia, scardoccia, scartoccio (equivalent to Italian cartoccio (“cone, cartridge”)) influenced by Czech kornút or Slovak kornút (“cornet, ice cream cone”). Alternatively, a variant of Middle High German scharmützel influenced by Czech kornout (“cornet, ice cream cone”), from Italian scaramuccia and/or Middle French escarmuche, or from Italian scartoccio, a variant of cartoccio.


Stiagn

From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-West Germanic *stigā (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Cognate with German Stiege and English stair.

inh

(Austria, Vienna, by extension) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex


Gschnas

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Gschnas m or n (plural Gschnas, diminutive Gschnasl or Gschnaserl)

Gschnas (plural)
Gschnasl (diminutive)
Gschnaserl (diminutive)

From Middle High German sneise, sneize (first attested as sneyße, 14th c.), from Old High German *sneisa, from Proto-West Germanic *snaisu, from Proto-Germanic *snaisō.

(East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna) costume party held during carnival


Påtschn

Påtschn m (plural Påtschn, diminutive Patscherl)

/ˈb̥ɔˑd̥ʃn̩/

Perhaps from påtschn (“to scuffle, to walk with a shuffling gait”), verbalization of onomatopoetic påtsch.


Sacklpicker

/ˈsɑɡ̥ːl̩ˌb̥iɡ̥ːɐ/


Fetzn

Fetzn m (plural Fetzn, diminutive Fetzerl)

From Middle High German vetze (“rag, tatters”), from Middle High German vazzen, from Old High German vaz, from Proto-Germanic *fatą, from Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel, container”). Cognate with German Fetzen, Old Norse fǫt (“clothes”), Portuguese fato (“clothing”), Spanish hato. Doublet of Fåss.

der

(Austria, Vienna) lowest grade in school (nicht genügend)


Tschocherl

Tschocherln (alternative)
Tschecherl (alternative)

Variant of Tschecherl, from tschechern, via Cant from Yiddish שיכּורן (shikern, “to get drunk”), from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכור (shikór, “drunk”).

bor

(Austria, chiefly Vienna) small café or pub


Tschecherl

Tschecherln (alternative)
Tschocherl (alternative)

From tschechern, via Cant from Yiddish שיכּורן (shikern, “to get drunk”), from Yiddish שיכּור (shiker, “drunk”), from Hebrew שיכור (shikór, “drunk”).


Blitzgneißer

head

Blitzgneißer m (plural Blitzgneißer, feminine Blitzgneißerin)

Blitzgneißer (plural)
Blitzgneißerin (feminine)

→ German: Blitzgneißer

/ˈb̥lid̥sˌɡ̥nɑɛ̯sːɐ/

/ˈb̥lid̥sˌɡ̥næːsːɐ/

(sometimes ironically) someone who quickly realizes, understands, gets it, twigs


Gusto

tlb

(Austria, East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

Borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“tasting”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.

(with auf) appetite for certain foods or beverages; desire for something (e.g., an activity)


Guster

Byform of Gusto, borrowed from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus (“tasting”), from Proto-Italic *gustus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus.


Heislschmäh

/ˈhɑɛ̯sl̩ˌʃme̞ː/

/ˈhæːsl̩ˌʃme̞ː/


pempern

pempert (participle past)
pempern (infinitive)
pempert (participle past)
pemper (first-person present singular)
pempad (first-person singular subjunctive)
pemperst (present second-person singular)
pempadst (second-person singular subjunctive)
pempert (present singular third-person)
pempad (singular subjunctive third-person)
pempern (first-person plural present)
pempadn (first-person plural subjunctive)
pemperts (plural present second-person)
pempats (plural second-person subjunctive)
pempern (plural present third-person)
pempadn (plural subjunctive third-person)
pemper (imperative present singular)
pemperts (imperative plural present)

Possibly from Low German pümpern (“to crush in a mortar”), from Middle Low German pumpen (“to beat, thump”).

der

(Austria, Vienna, transitive, vulgar) to fuck