knattern.
to rattle, chatter, clatter (make a quick series of banging noises, e.g. like the engine of a motorcycle)
Meaning & usage
to rattle, chatter, clatter (make a quick series of banging noises, e.g. like the engine of a motorcycle)
to shag, fuck (have sex)
Where this word comes from
Since the late 17th century, probably from Central German dialects. Ultimately of imitative origin. Perhaps comparable to knittern (“to crease, crumple”), with which it shares an ablaut relationship.
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