schlüpfrig
Meaning
- slippery, slick, greasy, slimy
- (figuratively) slippery, tricky, unstable, changeable
- (figuratively) risqué, salacious, scabrous
Concepts
inconclusive but unwanted situation
Synonyms
unter der Gürtellinie
nicht salonfähig
unanstendig
unschicklich
nicht stubenrein
schamverletzend
Translations
escurridizo
kaygan
glissant
lubricoFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
schliiferig
Basel-Landschaft
schlipferig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃlʏpf.ʁɪç/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German slipferec, from Old High German sleffarag (influenced by Old High German slipfīg), from Old High German sleffar (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“slippery”). Figurative sense from 17th c.
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