flapsig

German

Etymology

From Flaps (lout, oaf, churl) +‎ -ig, ultimately from flapp, imitative of the sound of clapping. Further meanings developed in the German Low German [Term?] and Central German dialects and vernaculars. Compare German Flappe (twisted mouth, hanging bottom lip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflapsɪç/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈflapsɪk/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: flap‧sig

Adjective

flapsig (strong nominative masculine singular flapsiger, comparative flapsiger, superlative am flapsigsten)

  1. nonchalant, unheeding, impolite

Declension

Derived terms

  • Flapsigkeit