z'Fleiß

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• mit Fleiß

Etymology

Contraction of zu Fleiß.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sflaɪ̯s/
• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sflaɛ̯s/, /ˈt͡sflæːs/ (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

Prepositional phrase

z' Fleiß

1. (chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) the effort to maliciously and purposely harm or damage someone (even if detrimental to oneself); spiteful defiance

   Såg, des håst du do z'Fleiß gmåcht! ― You did this on purpose, didn't you!

   De san jå nur z'Fleiß gegn ois. ― They reject everything just out of spite.