See also: duckmäuser

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German tucken (malice).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Duckmäuser m (strong, genitive Duckmäusers, plural Duckmäuser, feminine Duckmäuserin)

  1. (derogatory) sneak, coward who avoids saying his own opinion

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Duckmäuser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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