piesacken

German

Etymology

From a Low German dialectalism Ossenpesek (literally “ox pizzle”) from Pese (“tendon”), Peserik (“rod”), as a pizzle was used in the 18th century to beat man and animal.

Pronunciation
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Verb

piesacken (weak, third-person singular present piesackt, past tense piesackte, past participle gepiesackt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to vex, to bully continuously
    Synonyms: ärgern, sekkieren, quälen, triezen
    Hör auf, deine kleine Schwester zu piesacken! ― Aye, stop vex your little sister!

Conjugation

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See also

Further reading
  • “piesacken” in Duden online
  • “piesacken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “piesacken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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