Kääz

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Kerz, Käärz (Moselle Franconian, some Ripuarian dialects)

Etymology

From Old High German kerza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛːts/

Noun

Kääz f (plural Kääze, diminutive Kääzje)

1. (Ripuarian) candle
2. (Ripuarian, slightly vulgar) boner, hard-on
   • 1996, “Wenn et Leech usjing em Roxy”‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:

     Wenn et Leech usjing em Roxy,
     Hatte mer schnell e Kääzje stonn.
     All die Mädcher un die Jonge
     Soße, loge eng ömschlonge
     Hingen en der letzte Reih.

     When the lights went out at the Roxy [cinema],
     We got a boner quickly. (Literally: We had a candle standing quickly.)
     All the girls and boys
     Were sitting, lying in tight embrace
     Back there in the last row.

3. (Ripuarian, perhaps archaic) icicle