flapsig

German

Etymology

From Flaps (lout, oaf, churl) +‎ -ig, ultimately from flapp, imitative of the sound of clapping. Further meanings developed in the German Low German [Term?] and Central German dialects and vernaculars. Compare German Flappe (twisted mouth, hanging bottom lip).

Pronunciation

Adjective

flapsig (strong nominative masculine singular flapsiger, comparative flapsiger, superlative am flapsigsten)

  1. nonchalant, unheeding, impolite

Declension

Derived terms

  • Flapsigkeit