Tünnes.
tomfool, a male person who is (for whatever reason) ridiculous, not to be taken seriously
Meaning & usage
tomfool, a male person who is (for whatever reason) ridiculous, not to be taken seriously
Der Typ ist so ein Tünnes!
a male person who is clumsy or forgetful (less negative than sense 1)
Och du Tünnes, du solltest doch Butter mitbringen!
Where this word comes from
West Central German form of the name Anton or Antonius. Compare the traditional Colognian humorous characters Tünnes un Schäl, where, however, Tünnes is a quirky, but not a ridiculous or stupid person.
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