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Lurch.

amphibian

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/lʊʁç/[lʊʁç][lʊɐ̯ç]

  1. amphibian

    masculine · strong · weak

  2. bowsy, lout, a term of abuse for someone ugly proportioned and/or misbehaving

    masculine · strong · vulgar · weak

  3. penis

    masculine · strong · vulgar · weak
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German Lork (“toad”), of unknown origin, but possibly imitative. The form Lurch (also obsolete Lorch) is through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the phonetics of standard German.

noun/lʊʁç/[lʊʁç][lʊɐ̯ç]

  1. dust bunny, dust mouse, dust kitten

    Austria · masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German Lork (“toad”), of unknown origin, but possibly imitative. The form Lurch (also obsolete Lorch) is through secondary and inadequate adaptation to the phonetics of standard German.

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