Feminine

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

Concepts

bad job

poor workmanship

Frequency

44k
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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