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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪŋ(k)sən/, /ˈʃpɪŋzən/
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Verb edit

spinksen (weak, third-person singular present spinkst, past tense spinkste, past participle gespinkst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, Rhineland) to look clandestinely, to lurk
    Synonyms: lugen, linsen, spähen
    Spinks mal um die Ecke!
    Take a quick look around the corner!
  2. (regional, Rhineland) to try to copy from someone (in school)
    Synonyms: abschreiben, abkucken, abspinksen
    Wenn ich die Vokabeln nicht kann, muss ich spinksen.
    If I don't know the vocabulary, I need to copy.

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