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

und ein paar Gequetschte

  1. (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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