Feminine
Schlappe
Meaning
- (archaic, feminine) slap
- (feminine) defeat, flop, discomfit, injury, unpleasant event concluding a course of action
- (dialectal, feminine, obsolete) a baret or hoodie cap hanging down
- (feminine) slide, slipper, one of a pair of footwear open in the back, a shoe from which the back has been cut off
Synonyms
schlechte Arbeit
schlechtes Resultat
zurückgesetzte Fassade
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlapə/
Etymology
In summary
Partially from German Low German Slappe (“slap”). Probably imitative. Compare English slap and Russian шлёпанец (šljópanec).
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