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poppen.

to have sex; to fuck

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpɔpən/[ˈpɔpən][ˈpɔpm̩]
  1. to have sex; to fuck

    informal · mildly · regional · vulgar · weak
Where this word comes from

Regionally attested in the sense “to knock or beat rapidly”, which is probably onomatopoeic. The vulgar sense spread in the 20th century from dialects including Central Franconian, perhaps via film and broadcasting companies based in Cologne. In the latter, the word is sometimes secondarily associated with Popp, cognate and synonym of standard Puppe (“doll”); compare etymology 2. Related with southern Dutch poepen.

verb/ˈpɔpən/[ˈpɔpən][ˈpɔpm̩]
  1. to play with dolls

    Switzerland · weak
Where this word comes from

Derived from an Alemannic German cognate of Puppe (“doll”).

verb/ˈpɔpən/[ˈpɔpən][ˈpɔpm̩]
  1. to pop; to surprise; to impress

    colloquial · weak
  2. to pop as popcorn does

    colloquial · weak
Where this word comes from

Probably from English pop.

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