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Schlips.

necktie

7 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃlɪps/
  1. necktie

    masculine · strong
    In unserer Firma tragen noch alle Herren Anzug und Schlips.
    Sein grüner Schlips mit violetten Punkten war natürlich der Gipfel der Geschmacklosigkeit.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from German Low German Slips, derived from Middle Low German slip, slippe (“flap, lappet, tail”), probably ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *slīban (“to split”). Cognate with Dutch slip, whence possibly also English slip (“twig, strip”).

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