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Schlapfen.

A slipper

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʃlapfn̩]
  1. A slipper

    Austria · Bavaria · masculine · strong
  2. mouth, gob

    Austria · colloquial · masculine · mildly · strong · vulgar
    Halt den Schlapfen!
Where this word comes from

Attested from dialects as a footwear since the 17th century, developing Middle High German slappe, slape (“the part of a head-covering hanging down like a pouch; klappen- oder beutelförmig herunterhängender Teil der Kopfbedeckung; Kopfbedeckung; Art Kappe”), hence in dialects a “loose shoe made by separating the front part of a shoe (der durch Abschneiden der Kappe zum Pantoffel gemachte Schuh; Pantoffel)”.

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