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Schlauberger
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German
Etymology
19th century. From de schlau smart Berg -er, as if being the demonym of an imaginary town de Schlauberg Smartville smart mountain. Compare en wisenheimer.
Pronunciation
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Sebastian Wallroth-Schlauberger.wav
de De-Schlauberger.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
know-it-all
de Besserwisser Schlaumeier
de Der Typ ist so ein Schlauberger. Ständig muss er seine historischen Daten einflechten. The guy is such a know-it-all. All the time he needs to slip in his historic dates.
smart person; sometimes used affectionately for children, otherwise only ironically for someone who said something obvious or trivial
de Schlaumeier Schnellmerker Vifzack
Declension
m
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