Masculine
Kappes
Meaning
- (Central, German, Upper-German, West, masculine, no-plural, strong) cabbage, Brassica oleracea
- (figuratively, masculine, no-plural, strong) nonsense
Synonyms
Schmarren
Schwachfug
Weißkraut
dummes Zeug
Fubbes
Kiki
Fez
Schmonzes
Papperlapapp
Bullshit
saudummes Zeug
gequirlte Scheiße
Heckmeck
Translations
galimatias
galimatias
nonsens
galimatíasPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkapəs/
Etymology
From western German dialects including Central Franconian Kappes (“cabbage”). The meaning “nonsense” might be a loan translation of Kohl (etymology 2), the origins of which are quite unclear, however.
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