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"etymology_text": "West Central German form of the name Anton or Antonius. Compare the traditional Colognian humorous characters Tünnes un Schäl, where, however, Tünnes is a quirky, but not a ridiculous or stupid person.",
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{
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"(colloquial, regional, Western Germany) tomfool, a male person who is (for whatever reason) ridiculous, not to be taken seriously"
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"(colloquial, regional, Western Germany) a male person who is clumsy or forgetful (less negative than sense 1)"
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"word": "Hanswurst"
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"word": "Dummerchen"
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],
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"Western",
"colloquial",
"masculine",
"regional",
"strong"
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"english": "Hey stupid, you were supposed to bring butter, too!",
"text": "Och du Tünnes, du solltest doch Butter mitbringen!",
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"a male person who is clumsy or forgetful (less negative than sense 1)"
],
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[
"regional",
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[
"male",
"male"
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[
"clumsy",
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"(colloquial, regional, Western Germany) a male person who is clumsy or forgetful (less negative than sense 1)"
],
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"Germany",
"Western",
"colloquial",
"masculine",
"regional",
"strong"
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"word": "Hanswurst"
},
{
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"word": "Dummerchen"
}
],
"word": "Tünnes"
}
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