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Faxe.

shenanigan, nonsense

4 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfaksə/
  1. shenanigan, nonsense

    colloquial · feminine · in-plural · often
    Faxen machen
Where this word comes from

From a shortening of dialectal Fickesfackes (“nonsense, silly jokes”), from fickfacken (“to push back and forth, fuck around”), a reduplication of ficken (“to fuck”). Alternatively a derivative of obsolete fatzen (“to fool, make a fool of, mock”), from Middle High German fatzen (“to fool”).

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