Schlawiner

German

Etymology

From Slawonier (“Slovene”), a reference to Slovene door-to-door salesmen, who were considered very cunning.[1] Austrian German, 19th c.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃlaˈviːnɐ/
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Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (colloquial) rascal, scamp (playful, impish youngster)
    Synonyms: Spitzbube, Schlingel
  2. (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) slyboots (clever or cunning person)
    Synonyms: Fuchs, Schlitzohr

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989), “Schlawiner”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 635

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