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German
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Etymology
Laus + Bub, from earlier Lauser.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lausbub m (weak, genitive Lausbuben, plural Lausbuben)
- (colloquial, often affective) rascal, scamp
- Synonyms: Schlingel, Strolch
1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America], page 9:Aber ich kann mich nicht entsinnen, daß jemals mich ein Lehrer beiseite nahm und in Güte mit mir sprach, um herauszubekommen, was in meinem Hirn vorging; weshalb der dumme Junge so dumme Streiche machte – und ein Lausbub war.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “Lausbub” in Duden online
- “Lausbub” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache