German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Presumably a derivative of nebbich[1] or Nebbich with suffix -ant[2] or rather specifically a blend of nebbich and a word such as Ignorant.[3] However, this often-used word is nowhere to be found in Yiddish sources.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɛboˈçant]
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  • Hyphenation: Ne‧bo‧chant

Noun

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Nebochant m (weak, genitive Nebochanten, plural Nebochanten)

  1. (Austria, colloquial, derogatory) a person who is willing but inept, incompetent (to do, execute a job, task etc.) and therefore considered useless and good for nothing
    Synonym: Nichtsnutz
  2. (Austria, colloquial, derogatory) a person who is blameworthily ignorant of facts and innovations
    Synonym: Ignorant

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References

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  • Otto Back et al. (2009) Österreichisches Wörterbuch: Auf der Grundlage des amtlichen Regelwerks (in German), 41th updated edition, Wien: ÖBV, →ISBN, page 456.
  • Jakob Ebner (2009) Duden, Wie sagt man in Österreich? Wörterbuch des österreichischen Deutsch (in German), 4th edition, Mannheim/Wien/Zürich: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 258.
  • Peter Wehle (2016) Die Wiener Gaunersprache[2] (in German), Haymon.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Peter Wehle (2016) Die Wiener Gaunersprache[1] (in German), Haymon.
  2. ^ Nebochant” in Duden online
  3. ^ Hans Peter Althaus (2001) “Künsler-Jargon”, in Claudia Mauelshagen, Jan Seifert, editors, Sprache und Text in Theorie und Empirie: Beiträge zur germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft. Festschrift für Wolfgang Brandt (in German), Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 20.

Further reading

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