Masculine

Schimpf

  1. (masculine, strong) insult, affront, scolding
  2. (masculine, strong) shaming, humiliation

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɪmpf/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German schimpf, from Old High German skimpf, from Proto-West Germanic *skimp (“mockery, joke”). Cognate with Middle Low German schimp, Dutch schimp (“taunt, railing”).

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