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German
Etymology
tausend + sa sa (“hunting call”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯zn̩tˌzasa/
- Hyphenation: Tau‧send‧sas‧sa
Noun
Tausendsassa m (strong, genitive Tausendsassas or Tausendsassa, plural Tausendsassa or Tausendsassas)
- (informal, sometimes derogatory) jack of all trades; daredevil
- Synonym: Wunderwuzi
1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 16; republished as H. T. Lowe-Porter, transl., 1922:Thomas, das ist ein solider und ernster Kopf; er muß Kaufmann werden, darüber besteht kein Zweifel. Christian dagegen scheint mir ein wenig Tausendsassa zu sein, wie? ein wenig Incroyable …- Tom is a very solid chap. He'll have to go into the business, no doubt of that. But Christian is a devil of a fellow—a young incroyable, hey?
Declension
Declension of Tausendsassa
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