beknackt

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German

Etymology

be- +‎ knackt, from Knacks (quirk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈknakt/
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  • Rhymes: -akt

Adjective

beknackt (strong nominative masculine singular beknackter, comparative beknackter, superlative am beknacktesten)

  1. (colloquial) daft, idiotic
    • 2017, Sven Regener, Wiener Straße, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, →ISBN:
      [] aber weder Karl Schmidt noch Frank Lehmann, der offensichtlich Karl Schmidts neuer Lieblingskumpel war, noch H.R. und schon gar nicht Chrissie, seine beknackte Nichte, hatte sich auch nur angesprochen oder sonstwie kompetent gefühlt, mal irgendwas darauf zu antworten; []
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Declension

Further reading

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