German

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Etymology

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pickig +‎ süß. Cognate with Bavarian picksiaß.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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picksüß (strong nominative masculine singular picksüßer, not comparable)

  1. (Austria, sometimes derogatory) sickly sweet
  2. (Austria, figurative, derogatory) saccharine, syrupy

Declension

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Further reading

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