Spießbürger

German

Alternative forms
  • Spiessbürger (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Spieß (“pike”) +‎ Bürger (“citizen”), 17th c.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsˌbʏʁɡɐ/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (derogatory) square, philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (narrow-minded person)
    Synonyms: Kleinbürger, (Switzerland) Bünzli, Spießer
  2. (derogatory) provincial (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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