Masculine

Laffe

Meaning

beau, dandy (arrogant, vain man)

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaggelaari

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

galeeri

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaali

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

laaferi

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

spritzer

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlafə/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle High German laffen or laffe. Perhaps ultimately related to laff (“insipid, stale”).

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