Kram

Meaning

1. (colloquial, derogatory, masculine, no-plural, strong) stuff
2. (archaic, masculine, no-plural, strong) little shop; booth; stall

Concepts

stuff

rubbish

junk

garbage

🗑️

goods

odds and ends

rummage

thing

affair

trash

article

fellow

Synonyms

Plunder

Krempel

Zeug

Gerümpel

Krimskrams

Ramsch

Trödel

Sachen

Geraffel

Mist

Klüngel

Klimbim

Müll

Klumpert

Sammelsurium

Nippes

Krusch

Gedöns

Kitt

Suppentopf

Tinnef

Zeugs

Plörren

Grusch

Glumpert

Kladderadatsch

Gesumsel

Kramuri

Graffel

Gelumpe

Ding

Kleinkruscht

Durcheinander

Firlefanz

Gerede

Kessel

Klamotte

Klamotten

Klatsch

Schnickschnack

Schrott

Tand

Teekanne

🫖

Topf

Trümmer

Unordnung

Wirrwarr

Zinnober

Translations

pılı pırtı

cosas

chismes

hırtı pırtı

cianfrusaglie

cachivache

truc

chisme

cosa

antiquaille

fourbi

ciarpame

robaccia

paccottaglia

anticaglia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʁaːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: krām

Inherited from Old High German: krām

Cognate with Dutch: kraam

Cognate with Yiddish: קראָם

In summary

From Middle High German krām (“merchant tent; wares”), from Old High German krām (“merchant tent; tent cloth”), probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic грамъ (gramŭ, “pub, inn”) or чрѣмъ (črěmŭ, “tent”).
The semantic development is “tent cloth” → “merchant tent” → “shop” → “wares” → “stuff”. Cognate with Dutch kraam (“booth, stall”) and Yiddish קראָם (krom, “shop”). More at crame.