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Schmutzfink
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German
de:Schmierfink
Etymology
de :af Schmutz<t:dirt> Fink<t:finch>
From de Schmutz Fink dirt finch.
Pronunciation
de [ˈʃmʊt͡sfɪŋk]
de De-Schmutzfink.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Schmutz fink
Noun
((<m.weak.[*standard]>,<m,s,en.[colloquial]>))
litterbug; slob
de Schmierfink Dreckfink Dreckspatz
Usage notes
The word may have weak or mixed declension; colloquially it is also strong.
Declension
((<m.weak.[*standard]>,<m,s,en.[colloquial]>))
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