Spießer

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German

Alternative forms

  • Spiesser (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Spießbürger.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsɐ/
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Noun

Spießer m (strong, genitive Spießers, plural Spießer, feminine Spießerin)

  1. (derogatory) square (male or of unspecified gender) (socially conventional person)
    Synonym: (Switzerland) Bünzli
  2. (derogatory) philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (person who lacks appreciation of art or culture)
  3. (derogatory) bourgeois (male or of unspecified gender) (individual member of the middle class)

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Further reading

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