Masculine
Angsthase
Concepts
yellow-belly
timid person
Synonyms
Hosenscheißer
Bangbüx
Schisserin
Angstpeter
Angstmeier
Hasenherz
Trauminet
schmählicher Feigling
Weichling
Seicherl
Translations
codardo
lafaard
trouillard
cobarde
korkakFrequency
Dialects
Aargau
chlämmerlisack
Basel-Landschaft
feerchtibutz
Basel-Landschaft
heeseler
Basel-Landschaft
schisshaas
Basel-Landschaft
schissmaier
Basel-Landschaft
schlotteri
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Etymology
In summary
From Angst (“fear”) + Hase (“hare”). The compound could simply be based on the hare’s flight instinct, but is usually thought to be an alteration of unattested *Angsthose, from Hose (“trousers, pants”); compare German Bangbüxe, Dutch bangebroek, English scaredy pants.
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