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German
Etymology
Borrowed from French canaille.
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Noun
Kanaille f (genitive Kanaille, plural Kanaillen)
- (formerly derogatory, now dated and usually humorous) scoundrel, rascal, (also) someone extravagant, eccentric
- Na, du alte Kanaille! ― Well, well, you rascal
- Der Typ ist echt so’ne Kanaille... ― That guy is positively eccentric...
- (archaic, collective) mob, vermin, canaille
1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 182:Aber er strafte sich selber Lügen, indem er plötzlich hervorzischte: »Parbleu, Jean! man müßte diesen infamen Schmierfinken den Respekt mit Pulver und Blei in den Leib knallen … Das Pack …! Die Canaille …!«- But he gave the lie to himself by suddenly hissing out: "Parbleu, Jean! one would have to pound respect with powder and lead in these infamous greases ... The pack ...! The canaille ...!"
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