feige
Meaning
Concepts
Synonyms
memmenhaft
hasenherzig
mit großen Eiern
duckmäuserisch
keine Eier in der Hose haben
unmännlich
verweichlicht
wischi-waschi
keinen Arsch in der Hose haben
charakterschwach
schwache Persönlichkeit
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfaɪ̯ɡə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German veige, from Old High German feigi (“appointed for death, ungodly”), from Proto-West Germanic *faigī (“cowardly, wicked, fey, doomed to die”). Cognate with Dutch veeg (“dying, doomed, perilous, cowardly”), English fey (“doomed to die”).
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