See also: fotze

German edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German fotze, votze, futze, see also Middle High German fut, vut (sheath, vagina, vulva), German Fut. Probably from Proto-Germanic *fuþiz (vagina). Akin to Bavarian Fotzen (a slap in the face, on the mouth and the mouth itself), Dutch vot (arse), Hunsrik Futz (cunt), Kölsch Fott (buttocks) and Scots fud (cunt).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔtsə/
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Noun edit

Fotze f (genitive Fotze, plural Fotzen, diminutive Fötzchen n)

  1. (highly vulgar) cunt (vulva)
  2. (highly vulgar) cunt (swearword, usually towards women)
  3. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) muzzle
    Halt die Fotze!Shut up! (literally, “Hold your muzzle!”)
  4. (colloquial, regional, Bavaria, Austria) slap in the face
    Synonyms: Ohrfeige, Watsche

Usage notes edit

  • Fotze said to a woman is one of the most offensive insults in the German language. In the sense of "vulva" it is also a highly vulgar and pejorative word.

Declension edit

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Compound words

Descendants edit

  • Swedish: fåtsa (slut, whore)
    • Finnish: vosu (slut; young woman)

Further reading edit

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