pauken

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pauken

1. plural of pauk

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʊ̯.kən/

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• Hyphenation: pau‧ken

Derived from Middle High German pūken (“to beat, brawl”), probably ultimately related to Pauker (“teacher”), compare also German Pauke (“kettledrum”).

pauken (weak, third-person singular present paukt, past tense paukte, past participle gepaukt, auxiliary haben)

1. (colloquial, school slang) to swot, cram (study with effort)

   Synonym: büffeln

2. (university slang, dated) to practice academic fencing
3. (dated) to brawl

• herauspauken
• Pauken

From Pauke (“kettledrum, timpani”). Compare to dated pauken (“to brawl”), relation to German pochen (“to thump, throb”) has been suggested.

pauken (weak, third-person singular present paukt, past tense paukte, past participle gepaukt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to beat a drum
   • 1817, Clemens Brentano, “Baciochis Erzählung vom wilden Jäger”, in Die mehreren Wehmüller und ungarischen Nationalgesichter‎:

     Das Schauspiel war so grandios angelegt, daß man diesen ganzen kunstlosen Scheunenbrand für seinen Triumph hielt, man klatschte und paukte und trompetete; schnell ließ ich alle meine übrigen Stücke in die Lücken stellen und von neuem losfigurieren.

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2. to drum in; to emphasize

• Pauke

• “pauken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “pauken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “pauken” in Duden online
• “pauken” in OpenThesaurus.de

pauken m

1. definite singular of pauke

pauken m

1. definite singular of pauke