Gamasche

German

Alternative forms

  • Kamasche

Etymology

From French gamache.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmaʃə/
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  • Rhymes: -aʃə

Noun

Gamasche f (genitive Gamasche, plural Gamaschen)

  1. (covering worn over a shoe) spat, legwarmer
  2. (Northern Germany, colloquial, with haben or kriegen) fear, angst
    • 2018 July 12, Breuer, Siegfrid, “Beate Zschaepe: Ein politisches Urteil. Justiz der BRD 2018.”, in de.soc.politik.misc, Usenet:
      Kann das der Dumpfbacke mal einer zitieren, er hat ja Gamaschen vor Leuten die intelligenter sind als er.
      Can somebody quote it to the git, for he has fear of people who are more intelligent than him?

Declension

Derived terms

  • Gamaschendienst
  • Gamaschenknopf
  • Gamaschentum

Further reading

  • Gamasche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Gamasche in Duden online
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