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noun
A German.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
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Synonyms: Boche, Fritz, jerry, Hun, sauerkraut
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Clipping of sauerkraut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Kraut (“German person”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To make (into) sauerkraut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
offensive term for a person of German descent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Krauthead, Boche, Jerry, Hun
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: German
History
From German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as an ingredient in German cuisine (namely sauerkraut). First use appears c. 1833–1837, but popularized during the First and Second World Wars.
Clipping of sauerkraut, from German Sauerkraut. Compare German Kraut (“cabbage”).
Across languages
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