German

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Etymology

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From ver- +‎ pfeifen. The sense "piss off" seems to be a euphemism for verpissen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [fɛɐ̯ˈpfaɪ̯fn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pfei‧fen

Verb

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verpfeifen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present verpfeift, past tense verpfiff, past participle verpfiffen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to tell on, to snitch, to rat on/out
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to piss off

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