Tatterich

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German

Etymology

tattern +‎ -rich

Pronunciation

Noun

Tatterich m (strong, genitive Tatteriches or Tatterichs, plural Tatteriche)

  1. (colloquial, uncountable, idiomatic) shakes
    • 1902, Alfred Funke, Aus Deutsch-Brasilien, B. G. Teubner, page 184:
      Ich sage euch, der Kerl hat den Tatterich in den Fingern, als ob er in der Luft Klavier spiele […]
      I tell you, the fellow has the shakes in the fingers, as if he played piano in the air
  2. (colloquial, countable, derogatory) dodderer
    Synonym: Tattergreis

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