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German
Etymology
From Southern German, Austrian Hallodri, probably from Allotria (“tomfoolery”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Hallodri m (strong, genitive Hallodris, plural Hallodris)
- (Austria, Southern Germany, colloquial, derogatory) careless unreliable person
- Synonym: Windhund
2012, Dieter Janz, Bapogana: Roman, Verlag Kern, →ISBN:Er gilt in Großbritannien als unseriös, als Hallodri und Draufgänger, dessen verschiedene Unternehmungen nie von Erfolg gekrönt waren.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2013, Notker Wolf, Zwischen Himmel und Erde: Einfälle zu Liebe, Glück und Glauben, Gütersloher Verlagshaus, →ISBN:Und jetzt schauen wir uns das Gleichnis vom Verlorenen Sohn mal aus der Sicht von Clara an. Da gibt es den jüngeren Sohn – ein Schlawiner, ein Abenteurer, ein Hallodri.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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