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Etymology

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From Central Franconian and (to a lesser degree) Rhine Franconian dialects. Compare regional Dutch titsen (to touch, hit), further also German tatschen (to paw, touch clumsily). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Verb

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titschen (weak, third-person singular present titscht, past tense titschte, past participle getitscht, auxiliary sein or haben) (regional, especially western Germany)

  1. (intransitive, of a ball etc.) to bounce (move up and down quickly, once or repeatedly)
    Synonyms: springen, hüpfen, tupfen
    Beim Tischtennis muss der Ball genau einmal auf die Platte titschen.
    In table tennis the ball must hit the table exactly once.
  2. (transitive) to bounce, dribble (a ball)
  3. (transitive) to skim (a stone)

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