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schupfen.

to shove (push roughly)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃʊpfn̩/
  1. to shove (push roughly)

    Austria · Bavaria · Switzerland · weak
  2. to toss something; to throw lightly

    Austria · Bavaria · Switzerland · weak
    Schupf den Ball her!
  3. to manage, to run, to organize

    Austria · Bavaria · informal · weak
    Seit fast zwanzig Jahren schupfen sie den Laden.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German schupfen, from Proto-Germanic *skuppōną, intensive form of *skeubaną, whence German schieben and English shove. Doublet of now colloquial German schuppen. Also cognate with schubsen and Dutch schoppen. See also Bavarian schupfn.

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