Masculine
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Scherz

Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) joke
  2. (masculine, strong) frolic
  3. (masculine, strong) bread end

Synonyms

Witzelei

Neckerei

Spielerei

Tollerei

unnützes Gerede

geistreiche Bemerkung

witzige Bemerkung

Wortwitz

Herumtollen

Wortgeplänkel

spass machen

schlagfertige Äußerung

lustige Bemerkung

Blödspruch

Aperçu

Gealber

Aufschneiderei

Geistesblitz

Komik

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gspass

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛʁt͡s/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German scherz, further etymology uncertain (but nearly certainly related to scherzen, and thus cognate with Middle English schurt(t)en (“to amuse or enjoy oneself”)).

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