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knicken.

to crease; to fold; to bend (something that is stable, but not hard, e.g. paper)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈknɪkən/[ˈknɪkən][ˈknɪkŋ̩]
  1. to crease; to fold; to bend (something that is stable, but not hard, e.g. paper)

    transitive · weak
  2. to be creased; to be folded; to be bent

    intransitive · weak
  3. to (deliberately) forget, put out of one's mind

    Germany · informal · weak
    Morgen Abend? Das kannst du knicken! Ich habe Dienst.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German knicken, from Proto-Germanic *knikkōną (“to fold, snap”), which is partly imitative. Cognate with Dutch knikken.

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