proper.
in good condition: clean; neat; well-kept; developed
Meaning & usage
in good condition: clean; neat; well-kept; developed
Bis vor kurzem herrschte hier bittere Armut, aber jetzt ist es ein ganz properes Städtchen geworden.
overweight; chubby
Die Linda war doch immer so’ne Schlanke, aber jetzt sieht sie ziemlich proper aus.
Where this word comes from
Ultimately from Old French propre, from Latin proprius. Probably borrowed in north-western dialects via Middle Dutch proper [13th c., sense: 15th c.], later generalized under the influence of modern French propre. The colloquial euphemism for “chubby” may, in part, be due to association with Proppen (whence also proppenvoll and Wonneproppen).
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