Sportsfreund

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German

Etymology

Sport +‎ -s- +‎ Freund

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpɔʁt͡sfʁɔɪ̯nt/
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Noun

Sportsfreund m (strong, genitive Sportsfreundes or Sportsfreunds, plural Sportsfreunde, feminine Sportsfreundin)

  1. (colloquial) mate, buddy (term of address)
    hör mal, Sportsfreundlisten, buddy
    • 2013, Alexa Hennig von Lange, chapter 39, in Der Atem der Angst, →ISBN:
      »He, Sportsfreund! Willst du deinem Papa nicht sagen, wo du warst?«  [] Sportsfreund! So war Eric. Hielt sich für den perfekten Vater, weil er solche Floskeln wie »Sportsfreund« drauf hatte.
      "Hey bud! Don't you want to tell your dad where you've been?" Bud! That was Eric. Thought he was the perfect father because he knew and used expressions like "bud".
  2. (dated) sport enthusiast
    • 1999, Dendemann (lyrics and music), “Vogelperspektive”, in Gefährliches Halbwissen, performed by Eins Zwo:
      Na fällt der Groschen / Mit Sportsfreunden wie Dir geh ich Squashen
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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