Masculine

Lurch

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong, weak) amphibian
  2. (masculine, strong, vulgar, weak) bowsy, lout, a term of abuse for someone ugly proportioned and/or misbehaving
  3. (masculine, strong, vulgar, weak) penis

Synonyms

Staubmaus

Staubflocke

Nato-Maus

Staubfluse

Landwassertier

Amphibium

Frequency

49k
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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