Fotze

See also: fotze

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German fotze, votze, futze, see also Middle High German fut, vut (sheath, vagina, vulva), German Fut. Probably from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (vagina). Akin to Bavarian Fotzen (a slap in the face, on the mouth and the mouth itself), Dutch vot (arse), Hunsrik Futz (cunt), Kölsch Fott (buttocks) and Scots fud (cunt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔtsə/
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Noun

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  1. (highly vulgar) cunt (vulva)
  2. (highly vulgar) cunt (swearword, usually towards women)
  3. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) muzzle
    Halt die Fotze!Shut up! (literally, “Hold your muzzle!”)
  4. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) slap in the face
    Synonyms: Ohrfeige, Watsche

Usage notes

  • Fotze said to a woman is one of the most offensive insults in the German language. In the sense of "vulva" it is also a highly vulgar and pejorative word.

Declension

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Compound words

Descendants

  • Swedish: fåtsa (slut, whore)
    • Finnish: vosu (slut; young woman)

Further reading

  • Fotze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Fotze” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Fotze” in Duden online
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