Masculine
Schuft
Meaning
scoundrel, villain
Concepts
Synonyms
Schlufi
Fötzel
Haderlump
Teufelsbrut
gemeiner Kerl
vulgäre Person
Lauser
Malefikant
schurkisch
böser Mensch
Lausebengel
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
dräggkaib
Basel-Landschaft
dräggseggel
Basel-Landschaft
dräggsiech
Basel-Landschaft
hund
Basel-Landschaft
mischtfingg
Basel-Landschaft
mischtkaib
Basel-Landschaft
saukaib
Basel-Landschaft
schuubiagg
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʃʊft]
Etymology
In summary
According to Kluge, borrowed from Middle Low German schūvūt (“eagle owl”) (itself onomatopoetic in origin). The word may have been applied to criminals because, like the bird, they shy away from the light of day.
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