Gassi

See also: gassi

German

Etymology

Gasse (street) + -i (diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Gassi

  1. (slang) A walk for a dog; walkies.
    • 2013, Anneliese Koch, Kinderschreck und Strumpfhosen: ...und das Huhn hieß Ilsabein, BookRix →ISBN
      Instinktiv lief ich mit dem Hund eine Runde, obwohl ich keine Ahnung hatte, dass man mit einem Hund „Gassi“ laufen musste.
      Instinctively I walked a circuit with the dog, although I had no idea that one has to go for a walk with a dog.
    • 2013, Sonja Reineke, Johanniskraut und Schokolade: Der Zickenzirkel, neobooks Self-Publishing →ISBN
      Also trag Zeitungen aus, führe Hunde Gassi, oder mähe den Nachbarn den Rasen.
      So deliver newspapers, take dogs for walks, or mow neighbours' lawns.
    • 2015, Elisa Scheer, Sünden von einst: Kriminalroman, epubli →ISBN
      Der wurde angeleint, der ältere Mann sperrte das Haus ab und ging Gassi, von dem gefleckten Spaniel die Straße entlang gezerrt.
      It was put on a lead, the old man locked the house up and went for a walk, dragged along the street by the spotted spaniel.

Usage notes

Gassi is only used in phrases such as Gassi gehen and Gassi führen, and is never used with an article. When used as a subject in a sentence, the noun is Gassigehen.

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