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Backfisch
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backfisch
German
de:
Etymology
From de backen to bake Fisch fish. Figurative sense probably from the use of younger, smaller fish for baking, although many different theories exist.
Pronunciation
de [ˈbakˌfɪʃ]
de De-at-Backfisch.ogg
de De-Backfisch.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,(e)s
baked or fried fish, or a fish intended for baking or frying
de humorous dated backfisch, teenage or late-adolescent girl
91 Sie war noch auf, als ich hier ankam, und ausgelassen lustig konnte sie sein, so dalberig, recht wie ein Backfisch. She was still awake when I got here, and she could be wildly funny, so silly, right as a teenage girl.
Declension
m,(e)s
Derived terms
de Backfischaquarium
de Backfischroman
Descendants
nl bakvis 1
en backfisch 1
hu bakfis 1
sv backfisch 1
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