drieße

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German *drīzan, northern variant of trīzan, from Proto-Germanic *drītaną. Cognate with Dutch drijten, English drite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʀiːsə/

Verb

drieße (third-person singular present drieß, past participle jedresse)

1. (Ripuarian, mildly vulgar) to shit; to defecate
   • 1998, “Mer bruche keiner”‎^[1]performed by Bläck Fööss:

     Et jitt jo Lück, die emmer alles besser wesse... jo, dat kennt mer jo!
     Miestendeils hann die bluß schlääch jedresse... jo, och dat es wohr!

     There are those people who always know it better... yeah, we’re familiar with that!
     Most of the time they’ve just had trouble shitting... yeah, that’s true as well!

Synonyms

• scheiße (Moselle Franconian)

Related terms

• Dress