Faxe
Meaning
shenanigan, nonsense
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaksə/
Etymology
From a shortening of dialectal Fickesfackes (“nonsense, silly jokes”), from fickfacken (“to push back and forth, fuck around”), a reduplication of ficken (“to fuck”). Alternatively a derivative of obsolete fatzen (“to fool, make a fool of, mock”), from Middle High German fatzen (“to fool”).
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Fax
- (Switzerland,masculine,neuter,strong) fax (document received and printed by a fax machine)
- (Switzerland,masculine,neuter,strong) fax machine
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