Flåschn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to German Flasche, English flask, Dutch fles, Old Norse flaska.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɔʃn̩/

Noun

Flåschn f (plural Flåschn, diminutive Flaschl or Flascherl)

  1. bottle, flask
  2. loser, good-for-nothing
    Synonyms: Haubntaucher, Niatn, Trenzer, Versåger, Weh
  3. (Austria) slap in the face
    Synonyms: Brade, Flack, Fotzn, Ohrfeign, Tätschn, Tschinön, Watschn
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