schlass

French

Alternative forms

• chlass, chlasse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃlas/ ~ /ʃlɑs/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German schlaß (“tired, weary”) or (post-reform spelling) schlass, related to English slack, compare with standard German schlaff.

Adjective

schlass (invariable)
schlass (feminine schlasse, masculine plural schlass, feminine plural schlasses)

1. (colloquial) very drunk

   Synonyms: ivre, saoul, imbibé, aviné

   • Georges Simenon, Maigret at Picratt's:

     C’est ce que j’ai cru comprendre. J’étais déjà schlass à ce moment-là.

     That's what I thought I understood. I was drunk by then.

2. (colloquial) exhausted, very tired

   Synonyms: crevé, fourbu, épuisé, claqué

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English slash.

Noun

schlass m (plural schlass)

1. (slang) knife

   Synonym: couteau

Further reading

• “schlass”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.