See also: kacke and käcke

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeic creation relating to the sound a baby makes when pressing while defecating (“a-a-”); compare Aa machen as well as Latin cacō, Ancient Greek κακκάω (kakkáō).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkakə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧cke; version deprecated in the 1996 spelling reform: Kak‧ke

Noun

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Kacke f (genitive Kacke, no plural)

  1. (slightly vulgar) crap (something of poor quality; feces)

Declension

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Synonyms

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  • (feces): Exkrement n (very formal)
  • (feces): Kaviar m (paraphilia)
  • (feces): Kot m (formal)
  • (something of poor quality; feces): Scheiße f (vulgar)
  • (feces): Stuhl m (medical jargon)
  • (feces): A-a n (children's speech)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kacke” in Duden online
  • Kacke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache