"Fatzke" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfat͡skə/ Audio: De-Fatzke.ogg
Etymology: Probably borrowed from Polish Wacku, the vocative form of Wacek, which is the diminutive form of the given name Wacław, itself from Czech Václav, from Old Czech Venceslav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ. Doublet of Wenzel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|pl|Wacku|nocap=1}} borrowed from Polish Wacku, {{der|de|cs|Václav}} Czech Václav, {{der|de|zlw-ocs|Venceslav}} Old Czech Venceslav, {{der|de|sla-pro|*Vęťeslàvъ}} Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ, {{dbt|de|Wenzel}} Doublet of Wenzel Head templates: {{de-noun|((<m,s,s>,<m.weak>))}} Fatzke m (strong or weak, genitive Fatzkes or Fatzken, plural Fatzkes or Fatzken) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|((<m,s,s>,<m.weak>))}} Forms: Fatzkes [genitive], Fatzken [genitive], Fatzkes [plural], Fatzken [plural], strong weak [table-tags], Fatzke [nominative, singular], Fatzkes [definite, nominative, plural], Fatzken [definite, nominative, plural], Fatzkes [genitive, singular], Fatzken [genitive, singular], Fatzkes [definite, genitive, plural], Fatzken [definite, genitive, plural], Fatzke [dative, singular], Fatzken [dative, singular], Fatzkes [dative, definite, plural], Fatzken [dative, definite, plural], Fatzke [accusative, singular], Fatzken [accusative, singular], Fatzkes [accusative, definite, plural], Fatzken [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly Germany) beau, dandy, fop, peacock, pompous twit (arrogant, vain man) Tags: Germany, colloquial, derogatory, masculine, strong, weak Synonyms: Dandy, Geck, Gigerl, Lackaffe, Laffe, Poser, Stutzer, Zierbengel
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