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Witz.

joke

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɪt͡s/

  1. joke

    masculine · strong
    über einen Witz lachen

  2. joke (something that is not taken seriously, e.g. due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)

    colloquial · derogatory · masculine · strong
    Die Prüfung ist ein Witz, die besteht wirklich jeder.

  3. wit, humour

    masculine · strong

  4. point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)

    informal · masculine · strong
    Was war jetzt der Witz der ganzen Aktion?
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

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