Puschen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːʃən/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊʃən/

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Noun

Puschen m (strong, genitive Puschens, plural Puschen)

1. (regional, Northern Germany) house or bedroom slipper

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Hausschuh

Usage notes

• The noun as such is restricted to northern Germany (or parts thereof) and may be unintelligible to speakers elsewhere. However, the idiomatic phrase in die Puschen kommen (“to get started, to hurry up”) has spread beyond this area and is usually at least understood in central and southern Germany.

Declension

Declension of Puschen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Puschen	die	Puschen
genitive	eines	des	Puschens	der	Puschen
dative	einem	dem	Puschen	den	Puschen
accusative	einen	den	Puschen	die	Puschen

Derived terms

• in die Puschen kommen