reinspucken

German

Etymology

From rein- (in, into, inside) +‎ spucken (to spit). For the idiomatic use, compare synonymous Dutch er niet in spugen.

Verb

reinspucken (weak, third-person singular present spuckt rein, past tense spuckte rein, past participle reingespuckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) alternative form of hineinspucken (to spit inside, spit into something)
    Er hat sich übers Becken gelehnt und reingespuckt.
    He leaned over the pool and spat inside.
  2. (idiomatic, in negation) Expresses that someone is fond of drink, has a mild alcohol problem.
    Säufer will ich nicht sagen, aber reinspucken tut er bestimmt nicht.
    (literally, “I don’t want to call him a drunkard, but he surely doesn’t spit inside.”)

Conjugation