German edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic; compare plaudern.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

plauschen (weak, third-person singular present plauscht, past tense plauschte, past participle geplauscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (regional, especially Southern Germany, Austria) to chat casually with a friend
  2. (Austria) to exaggerate, lie
  3. (Austria) to blab, gossip; to tell secrets

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • plauschen” in Duden online
  • plauschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache