German edit

Etymology edit

pickig +‎ süß. Cognate with Bavarian picksiaß.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥ikˌsyːs/ (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: pick‧süß

Adjective edit

picksüß (strong nominative masculine singular picksüßer, not comparable)

  1. (Austria, sometimes derogatory) sickly sweet
  2. (Austria, figurative, derogatory) saccharine, syrupy

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • picksüß” in Duden online
  • picksüß” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • picksüß” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon