Schlappe

Meaning

1. (archaic,feminine) slap
2. (feminine) defeat, flop, discomfit, injury, unpleasant event concluding a course of action
3. (dialectal,feminine,obsolete) a baret or hoodie cap hanging down
4. (feminine) slide, slipper, one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃlapə/

Etymology

Partially from German Low German Slappe (“slap”). Probably imitative. Compare English slap and Russian шлёпанец (šljópanec).