Tubel

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Tübel
• Tubul
• Tubu (Bernese)
• Dubel

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to Alemannic German täubele. See also Alemannic German tuble, Alemannic German umetuble.

Noun

Tubel m (plural Tuble, diminutive Tübeli)

1. (dated) stubborn behavior
2. (vulgar) idiot

   Synonym: Idiot

Derived terms

• (stubborn behavior): de Tubel ufsetze (compare de Chopf ufsetze), s Tübeli mache (compare de Grind mache), Tubelgrind (Tubel +‎ Grind)
• (idiot): Chuetubel

Further reading

• Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache^[1] (in German), volume 12, 1961, column 151
• “Tubel”, in Wörterbuch Berndeutsch-Deutsch (in German), berndeutsch.ch, 1999–2024