Muckefuck

German

Etymology

From Central Franconian Mucken (“brown earth”) + fuck (“foul, decayed”).

A popular etymology derives the term from the French phrase moka faux (“false mocha”) but there is little to no evidence to support this explanation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊkəfʊk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Mu‧cke‧fuck; pre-1996: Muk‧ke‧fuck

Noun

Muckefuck m (strong, genitive Muckefucks, no plural)

  1. coffee substitute, ersatz coffee
    Synonym: Kaffee-Ersatz
  2. thin coffee
    Synonym: Blümchenkaffee

Declension

Declension of Muckefuck [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Muckefuck
genitive eines des Muckefucks
dative einem dem Muckefuck
accusative einen den Muckefuck

Further reading

  • “Muckefuck” in Duden online
  • “Muckefuck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mˈukəfuk]

Noun

Muckefuck m (plural Muckefucken)

  1. (slang) dishwater (unpleasant coffee)
  2. (slang) coffee substitute, ersatz coffee

Synonyms

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