Glatze

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Etymology

According to Duden, connected to glatt, however with unexpected /ts/.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Glat‧ze
  • Rhymes: -atsə

Noun

Glatze f (genitive Glatze, plural Glatzen)

  1. baldness, bald head
    Synonym: Kahlkopf
  2. (slang, politics) skinhead
    • 2021 May 9, Ulrich Gutmair, “Roman über Punks der 90er: Nochämo uff die Fress?”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Jenseits der Zonengrenze hieß das hin und wieder auch, eine Nacht in einem verbarrikadierten besetzten Haus verbringen zu müssen, weil auf der Straße eine Horde von Glatzen mit Baseballschlägern darauf aus war, ein paar Zecken zu klatschen.
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Further reading

  • Glatze” in Duden online
  • Glatze” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache