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Word of the Week: Bassena [ba’se:na]
Noun. Orig. either French basin or Italian bacino, both meaning basin.
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Word of the Week: Karambolage [kaʀamboˈlaːʒə]
Noun. A car crash, particularly multivehicle pileups.
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Word of the Week: Fetzen [ˈfɛt͡sn̩]
Noun. In use since at least the 14th century, this highly versatile word has multiple meanings.
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Word of the Week: Schlawiner [ʃlaˈviːnɐ]
Noun. A loveable rogue; someone who is untrustworthy, but charming.
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Word of the Week: Wappler [ˈvaplɐ]
Noun. An incapable, clumsy and generally incompetent person.
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Word of the Week: Servus [ˈseɐ̯vus]
Greeting. Often contracted in conversation as Servas!, Sers! or Seas! Also used to say goodbye.
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Word of the Week: i-tüpferl-Reiter [i:-dYpfəl-raɪtʰə]
Noun.Lit. “i-dot-rider;” A pedantic person; a stickler; someone who insists on dotting all “i’s” and crossing all “t’s.”
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Word of the Week: Gründerzeit [ˈɡʁʏndɐˌt͡saɪ̯t]
Noun. Lit. Founder’s Era. A time during the second half of the 19th century where Austria (Austria-Hungary after 1867) became industrialized and under went unprecedented modernization and growth.
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Word of the Week: Jause [‘jaʊ̯zə]
Noun. A snack, or a (usually cold) meal served in between the standard breakfast, lunch and dinner, although coffee and cake also qualifies. Orig...
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Word of the Week: Bagage [baˈɡaːʃ]
Noun. Riffraff, reprobates, a group of people you generally hold a low opinion of. A loanword from French that made it into the Viennese ...
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Word of the Week: Blitzgneisser
Noun. A very smart person. Lit. a "lightning comprehender," someone who gets things in a flash. A compound word consisting of...
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Word of the Week: Bürgerschreck
Noun. Lit. "Terrorizer of the Bourgeoisie;" A person who deliberately tries to shock and offend the conservative middle classes with prov...
