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German
Etymology
Tran + Tüte
Pronunciation
Noun
Trantüte f (genitive Trantüte, plural Trantüten)
- (colloquial, derogatory) slowcoach, laggard
- Synonyms: Schlafmütze, Transuse
2001 May 17, Thomas Winkler, “Die Schnecke im Wappen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN, page 16:Sie wurden als Leisetreter verunglimpft und als Hänger. Man hat sie als Trantüten beschimpft. Dabei wollten die Cowboy Junkies nur eine Rockband sein.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Trantüte” in Duden online
- “Trantüte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache