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Plumpsack
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German
de:+ (Schimpfwort),+ (Spiel)
Alternative forms
de Plumbsack Klumpsack
Etymology
From de la plumbum swapped with de plump plump, clumsy or de plumpsen to plump and de Klumpen Klump(e) lump + de Sack bag.
Pronunciation
de [ˈplʊmpˌzak]
de De-Plumpsack.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Plump sack
de ak 2
Noun
m,(e)s,^e de dated
a twisted kerchief filled with lead for domestic discipline
a clumsy person, whaler
de children's games various games in which a twisted kerchief, more or less dangerous, is used, such as duck, duck, goose
Declension
m,(e)s,^e
Descendants
en blumsak Pennsylvania a children's game 1
Further reading
de compound terms
de People