Masculine
Kniff
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) crease
- (masculine,strong) trick
Concepts
clever scheme
strategem
criminal technique
art of coaxing
gills of a mushroom
something done by convention
playing to the gallery
conjuring trick
Synonyms
Kabinettstück
überraschende List
Quertreiberei
Taschenspielertrick
krumme Wege
Schliche
Knalleffekt
Trick 17
Trick siebzehn
richtige Dreh
trickreiche Methode
Kabinettstückchen
Effekthascherei
Pfiffigkeit
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
mätzli
Basel-Landschaft
veerteli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/knɪf/
Etymology
18th century, from the verb kneifen, after Low German Kneep, from Middle Low German knēp (“trick”). Compare Dutch kneep.
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