abluchsen

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German

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Etymology

From ab- +‎ luchsen. The latter from Low German lucksen, intensive form of luken, from Middle Low German lūken (to pull, to pluck), from Proto-Germanic *leukaną, which is related to Locke (curl”, originally “tuft of hair). In Standard German it was associated with an originally unrelated verb luchsen (to peer, lurk), which is derived from Luchs (lynx), an animal considered cunning and sharp-eyed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌlʊksən/
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Verb

abluchsen (weak, third-person singular present luchst ab, past tense luchste ab, past participle abgeluchst, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) to obtain through slyness or quickness; to wangle
    Synonyms: abgewinnen, abhandeln, abjagen
    • 2021 October 26, Dominik Baur, “Grüne im Bundestag: Die Abgeordnete zum Pferdestehlen”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Gerade mal 28 Jahre alt ist Jamila Schäfer und schon eine historische Figur: Bei der Bundestagswahl hat sie aus dem Stand nicht nur den Einzug in das Parlament geschafft [] , sondern auch als einzige Kandidatin der CSU ein Direktmandat abgeluchst.
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Further reading

  • abluchsen” in Duden online
  • abluchsen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache