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Schuss.

shot

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃʊs/

  1. shot

    masculine · strong

  2. ammunition

    masculine · singular · singular-only · strong

  3. (mild) craziness

    colloquial · masculine · strong
    einen Schuss haben

  4. (sexually) attractive person, usually female

    colloquial · dated · masculine · strong

  5. narcotic injection

    colloquial · masculine · strong

  6. schuss (straight run downhill)

    masculine · strong

  7. dash (small quantity of a liquid)

    masculine · strong
    Cola mit einem Schuss Rum
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schuȥ, from Old High German scuȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *skuti; whence English shoot and skeet. Cognate with Dutch scheut, Old English scyte, Icelandic skutur. Related to schießen and Schoss.

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