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Fritzchen
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German
Etymology
Diminutive Form of Fritz, which is short for Friedrich.
Cognate to Freddy.
Noun
n
de Fritz
a name for a young child often used in a certain kind of joke
de “Geben Sie mir bitte ein Kilo Milch”, sagt Fritzchen zum Händler. “Das heißt aber Liter”. “Ach, nicht mehr Milch?” “Please give me a kilo of milk”, Fritzchen says to the salesclerk. “You mean liter.” “Oh, it’s not called milk any more?”
de hospital _ slang a small cushion (about 40 × 40 cm)
Declension
n
See also
de Klein-Erna
de Hänschen
de Karlchen
de Mäxchen