"Fotze" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔtsə/ Audio: De-Fotze.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German fotze, votze, futze, probably from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (“vagina”). Duden instead derives it from the same source of faul (“foul, something stinky”). See also Middle High German fut, vut (“sheath, vagina, vulva”), German Fut. Akin to Bavarian Fotzen (“a slap in the face, on the mouth and the mouth itself”), Dutch vot (“arse”), Hunsrik Futz (“cunt”), Kölsch Fott (“buttocks”) and Scots fud (“cunt”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|fotze}} Middle High German fotze, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*fuþiz|t=vagina}} Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (“vagina”), {{cog|gmh|fut}} Middle High German fut, {{cog|de|Fut}} German Fut, {{cog|bar|Fotzen|t=a slap in the face, on the mouth and the mouth itself}} Bavarian Fotzen (“a slap in the face, on the mouth and the mouth itself”), {{cog|nl|vot|t=arse}} Dutch vot (“arse”), {{cog|hrx|Futz|t=cunt}} Hunsrik Futz (“cunt”), {{cog|ksh|Fott|t=buttocks}} Kölsch Fott (“buttocks”), {{cog|sco|fud|t=cunt}} Scots fud (“cunt”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f|dim=Fötzchen}} Fotze f (genitive Fotze, plural Fotzen, diminutive Fötzchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Fotze [genitive], Fotzen [plural], Fötzchen [diminutive, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], Fotze [nominative, singular], Fotzen [definite, nominative, plural], Fotze [genitive, singular], Fotzen [definite, genitive, plural], Fotze [dative, singular], Fotzen [dative, definite, plural], Fotze [accusative, singular], Fotzen [accusative, definite, plural], F*tz* [alternative], F*tze [alternative], Votze [alternative]
  1. (highly vulgar) cunt (vulva) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Fotze-de-noun-RTih-Sov Categories (other): Genitalia Disambiguation of Genitalia: 46 17 20 17
  2. (highly vulgar, offensive) cunt (swearword, usually towards women) Tags: feminine, offensive
    Sense id: en-Fotze-de-noun-B5PCzan7 Categories (other): Female people, People Disambiguation of Female people: 0 100 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 0 0
  3. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) muzzle Tags: Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, feminine, regional Related terms (Compound words): Fotzenfurz, Fotzenhaar, Fotzenknecht, Fotzhobel, hinterfotzig
    Sense id: en-Fotze-de-noun-d1SGqC5f Categories (other): Austrian German, Bavarian German, Regional German, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 52 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 27 45 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 26 48 25 Disambiguation of 'Compound words': 0 30 47 23
  4. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) slap in the face Tags: Austria, Bavaria, colloquial, feminine, regional Synonyms: Ohrfeige, Watsche
    Sense id: en-Fotze-de-noun-KCKSujki Categories (other): Austrian German, Bavarian German, Regional German
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Fotz, fotzen, Fut

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Fotzenfurz"
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      "word": "Fotzenhaar"
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      "word": "Fotzenknecht"
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          "english": "Three men in one room...it's bad, right? Can't very well lick any pussy there!",
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          "text": "Drei Herren in einem Raum…schlecht, ne…da kann man wohl schlecht Fotze lecken!",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German offensive terms",
        "German vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cunt (swearword, usually towards women)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cunt",
          "cunt"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "highly vulgar",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(highly vulgar, offensive) cunt (swearword, usually towards women)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "offensive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Bavarian German",
        "German colloquialisms",
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "Regional German"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              16
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Shut up!",
          "literal_meaning": "Hold your muzzle!",
          "text": "Halt die Fotze!",
          "translation": "Shut up!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "muzzle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "muzzle",
          "muzzle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) muzzle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Austrian German",
        "Bavarian German",
        "German colloquialisms",
        "Regional German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "slap in the face"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) slap in the face"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Ohrfeige"
        },
        {
          "word": "Watsche"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Austria",
        "Bavaria",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔtsə/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Fotze.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e7/De-Fotze.ogg/De-Fotze.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/De-Fotze.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fotze"
}

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