und ein paar Gequetschte
German
Alternative forms
- und ein paar Zerquetschte
- und paar Gequetschte, und paar Zerquetschte
Etymology
Literally: “and some bruised ones”. Plausibly from such contexts as fruit harvesting, which yielded a certain saleable quantity plus some damaged ones for private consumption.
Phrase
- (informal) a little more than; and change
- Und? Wie viele sind’s? — Hundert und ein paar Gequetschte.
- So? How many are they? — A hundred and change.
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