German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Low German [Term?]. The original meaning is to gleam, move quickly. Compare flink. The meaning to boast, stretch the truth (probably from want to shine, be brilliant) already developed in Low German.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈflʊŋkɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: flun‧kern

Verb

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flunkern (weak, third-person singular present flunkert, past tense flunkerte, past participle geflunkert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to tell harmless lies, to brag in an exaggerating way, to fib

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • flunkern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • flunkern” in Duden online
  • flunkern” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • flunkern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon