abklatschen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈapklatʃən/,

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Etymology 1

ab- +‎ klatschen

Verb

abklatschen (weak, third-person singular present klatscht ab, past tense klatschte ab, past participle abgeklatscht, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to rebound, bounce off with a clapping sound

   von etwas abklatschen ― to bounce off something

2. (transitive) to fend off, return something (such as a ball) by hitting it with a clapping sound
3. (transitive, reflexive) to high five someone or give them a pat on the back (in the literal sense); to exchange high-fives with someone

   jemanden abklatschen ― to high-five somebody

   einander abklatschen ― to high-five each other

   sich abklatschen ― to high-five themselves

   • 2018 September 28, Bernd Müllender, “Mannschaftsturnier Ryder Cup: Golfhooligans in Paris”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎, →ISSN:

     Ab Freitag früh um 8 Uhr haben sie wieder getobt und sind über den Rasen gehüpft, die sonst so zurückhaltenden Golfprofis, sie haben die Fans angestachelt, gebrüllt, sich enthusiastisch abgeklatscht.

     Early on Friday by 8 o'clock they were in a frenzy again and hopping over the turf, those otherwise so reserved golf pros, they were exciting the fans, screaming, enthusiastically high-fiving each other.

4. (transitive) to give (someone) a pat to indicate something (to them), e.g. to cut in on a dance or to tag someone in a game of tag
5. (transitive) to applaud or acclaim someone or something
6. (ditransitive) to obtain an encore from someone by clapping

   Die Zuschauer haben dem Magier noch einen Zaubertrick abgeklatscht.

   The spectators encored another magic trick from the magician.

7. (transitive, theater) to break off a rehearsal, etc. by clapping
8. (transitive, colloquial) to lightly, repeatedly strike or clap someone ((+ mit) with something), making a clapping sound
9. (transitive, colloquial, rare) to decisively defeat someone (especially in sports)

Etymology 2

Abklatsch +‎ -en

Verb

abklatschen (weak, third-person singular present klatscht ab, past tense klatschte ab, past participle abgeklatscht, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, printing, art) to produce a mirror image impression copy of
2. (transitive, printing, historical) to quickly print from forms, off of the press
3. (transitive, by extension, colloquial, derogatory) to copycat, to produce a poor imitation of
4. (transitive, art) to portray something incompletely; to sketch, outline

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Abklatschen
• Abklatschung
• Abklatscher

Further reading

• “abklatschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “abklatschen” in Duden online
• “abklatschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “abklatschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon