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Mist.

manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪst/
  1. manure (domestic animals’ excrement mixed with hay)

    masculine · no-plural · strong
  2. crap, bullshit

    colloquial · masculine · no-plural · strong
  3. rubbish, garbage, waste

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

From Middle High German mist, from Old High German mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu. Cognate with Dutch mest, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus).

intj/ˈmɪst/
  1. crap! darn! (expresses mild annoyance)

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German mist, from Old High German mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu. Cognate with Dutch mest, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus).

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