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Wackes.

rascal, loafer, good-for-nothing.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈva.kəs/
  1. rascal, loafer, good-for-nothing.

    derogatory · masculine · strong
  2. a Romance-speaker.

    derogatory · masculine · strong
  3. a native of Alsace-Lorraine, especially one who speaks a Romance language and/or a nonstandard dialect of German.

    derogatory · historical · masculine · offensive · strong
    Und wenn Sie dabei so einen Wackes über den Haufen stechen, so schadet es nichts. Sie bekommen von mir dann noch zehn Mark Belohnung.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Usually assumed to be derived from wackeln (“to waggle”), or perhaps from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling”), in either case, usually implying loitering or vagrancy.

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