Fimmel

Betekenis (Engels)

craze; unusual passion, preoccupation

Concepten

furore

Synoniemen

Angewohnheit

Eigenart

Macke

Marotte

Spleen

Tick

Wahn

Manie

Schrulle

Allüren

Tic

Modeerscheinung

Eigenheit

Furor

Grille

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Kaprize

Vertalingen

craze

wedge

marotte

Oggizsuper

mania

cùneo

moda

voga

moda breve

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈfɪməl/

Etymologie (Engels)

A dialectal word that spread supraregionally during the 20th century. It has not been established in the etymological literature which dialects are at the origin, but they seem to be those of what is now North Rhine-Westphalia. The Rheinisches Wörterbuch (20th century) stated that the word was common throughout Ripuarian and Low Franconian, but had only begun to spread to Moselle Franconian. The more original meaning in the Rhenish dialects is “extravagance, craziness”. A connection with fummeln (“to fumble, to potter”) is supposed.