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achtkantig.

octagonal (having eight edges)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈaxtˌkantɪç/[ˈʔaχtˌkan.tɪç]/-tɪk/Southern, also
  1. octagonal (having eight edges)

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From acht (“eight”) + Kante (“edge”) + -ig. The adverbial use is probably a pun on Low German Achterkant (“backside”, hence “buttocks”).

adv/ˈaxtˌkantɪç/[ˈʔaχtˌkan.tɪç]/-tɪk/Southern, also
  1. forcefully, with force; construed with verbs such as rausfliegen, rausschmeißen

    colloquial
    Als er anfing, mir mit dem Anwalt zu drohen, hab ich ihn achtkantig rausgeschmissen.
Where this word comes from

From acht (“eight”) + Kante (“edge”) + -ig. The adverbial use is probably a pun on Low German Achterkant (“backside”, hence “buttocks”).

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