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Blag
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Appendix:Variations of "blag"
Alemannic German
Noun
gsw noun n diminutive Blagli
gsw Urseren pejorative slang brat
References
12
gsw Children
German
Alternative forms
de Blage
Etymology
From German Low Franconian and western dialects of de nds-de -. Akin to nl blaag kid. Ultimately of de 1 origin.
Pronunciation
de /blaːx/ according to original dialectal pronunciation
de /blaːk/ according to standard pronunciation rules
de De-Blag.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aːx aːk 1
Noun
n,(s),en
de colloquial regional western Germany child, kid (up to circa 14 years)
de Eigentlich hab ich die Blagen ja ganz gern. Actually, I really do like those kids in a way.
de Blag! Wat haste denn jetz' wieder gemacht?! Kid! What did you do this time?!
de w:de:Aslı Sevindim Candlelight Döner. Geschichten über meine deutsch-türkische Familie Berlin 2005 Ullstein 978-3-548-26367-0 93 Die Mutter reagiert mit schlimmen Krankheitssymptomen, die wir undankbaren Blagen zwar nie sehen, dafür aber ständig zu hören bekommen. The mother reacts with dire symptoms of illness that we ungrateful brats, might it be that we do not see them ever, hear nonetheless without cease.
Usage notes
The word is somewhat negative, but may be used with an affectionate overtone (as above).
Declension
n,(s),en
Further reading
de Children