"Quatsch" meaning in German

See Quatsch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /kvatʃ/ Audio: De-Quatsch.ogg
Rhymes: -at͡ʃ Etymology: From the verb quatschen. Etymology templates: {{m|de|quatschen}} quatschen Head templates: {{head|de|interjection}} Quatsch
  1. used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction
    Sense id: en-Quatsch-de-intj-RmJPYPQi

Noun

IPA: /kvatʃ/ Audio: De-Quatsch.ogg
Rhymes: -at͡ʃ Etymology: From the verb quatschen. Etymology templates: {{m|de|quatschen}} quatschen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s.sg|dim=^chen}} Quatsch m (strong, genitive Quatsches or Quatschs, no plural, diminutive Quätschchen n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s.sg}} Forms: Quatsches [genitive], Quatschs [genitive], Quätschchen [diminutive, neuter], masculine strong [table-tags], Quatsch [nominative, singular], Quatsches [genitive, singular], Quatschs [genitive, singular], Quatsch [dative, singular], Quatsche [dative, singular], Quatsch [accusative, singular]
  1. (informal) nonsense Tags: informal, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Unsinn, Blödsinn, Schwachsinn, Stuss
    Sense id: en-Quatsch-de-noun-mZqqhkW7
  2. (informal) joking, kidding, fun Tags: informal, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Quatsch-de-noun-qiNyPt0r
  3. (chiefly northern and central Germany) chat Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Unterhaltung, Schwatz, Schwätzchen, Plauderei, Plausch [Southern], Schnack [Northern]
    Sense id: en-Quatsch-de-noun-MeBvfYn- Categories (other): Central German, Northern German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 11 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quatschen, Quatschkopf

Inflected forms

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