neppen
Meaning
to rip off
Synonyms
anschmieren
beschumeln
bemogeln
begaunern
besebeln
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɛpn̩/
Etymology
Borrowed from Rotwelsch (thieves' slang) neppen, nappen (“to cheat, pluck someone”). This is possibly a variant of noppen (“to pluck out wool nodules after weaving”).
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