Gscheidwaschl

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Gscheitwaschl (spelling)

Etymology

gscheit +‎ Waschl. Compare German gescheit (clever), Watschl (hatchet man).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥vaʃl̩/
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥vaʃl̩/ (East Central)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥vaʃl̩/ (Vienna)

Noun

Gscheidwaschl m

  1. (Austria, derogatory) know-all
    • 2013, opa2013, “Logik und Welt”, in de.sci.philosophie‎ (Usenet):
      Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett�s G�schenk hab i f�r di!
      Look know-all, I have a nice present for you [singular]!
      (literally, “Look know-all, a nice present have I for you!”)
      restored text: Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett's G'schenk hab i für di!

Synonyms
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