Lorbas
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Low German Lorbas, from Baltic.
Noun edit
Lorbas m
- (dialectal, derogatory) boor, lout
- Synonyms: Lümmel, Taugenichts
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a Baltic language, either Old Prussian lorbas, dialectal Lithuanian l(i)urbas or dialectal Latvian lurbis.
Noun edit
Lorbas m
- (especially in Low Prussian) coarse, boorish lout (especially if young or adolescent)