Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • sauffa (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German soufen (to drink, slurp, sink, go down), from Old High German sūfan, from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną. Cognates include Yiddish זויפֿן (zoyfn), German saufen, Dutch zuipen, Swedish supa (Old Norse súpa), English sup.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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saufn (past participle gsoffn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, of an animal) to drink
  2. (transitive or intransitive, informal, of a person) to drink, especially in large quantities; to quaff; to swig
  3. (intransitive, informal, of a person) to booze; to consume alcohol excessively (in terms of quantity or frequency)

Conjugation

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