Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From French paillasse, itself borrowed from Italian pagliaccio. Compare Romansch pajass, German Bajazzo.

Noun

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Pajass m

  1. fool, buffoon; idiot
    • 2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig, Der Gesunde Menschen Versand, published 2014, page 9:
      Der Ueli isch es Pajass, Tschuudigung.
      Sorry, but Uli's a moron.