Masculine
Lurch
Meaning
- (masculine, strong, weak) amphibian
- (masculine, strong, vulgar, weak) bowsy, lout, a term of abuse for someone ugly proportioned and/or misbehaving
- (masculine, strong, vulgar, weak) penis
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/lʊʁç/
Etymology
Borrowed from German Low German Lork (“toad”), of unknown origin, but possibly imitative. The form Lurch (also obsolete Lorch) is through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the phonetics of standard German.
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