piefig

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German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːfɪç/, /ˈpiːfɪk/
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Adjective

piefig (strong nominative masculine singular piefiger, comparative piefiger, superlative am piefigsten)

  1. (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) narrow-minded, square, petit bourgeois, outmoded
    Synonym: spießig
    die piefigen 50er Jahrethe narrow-minded 1950s
    • 2012 February 7, Natalie Tenberg, “Du bist hässlich, aber unkompliziert”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Was haben Sie an der Wand hängen? Früher hätte ich, um in dieser Kolumne nicht immer das Wort "Wand" zu benutzen, nach dem Behang der Raufasertapete gefragt. Aber die Zeiten ändern sich. Was früher praktisch war, gilt nun als piefig.
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  2. (colloquial, regional, chiefly western Germany) disgruntled, (unjustifiedly) offended, surly, unfriendly
    Synonyms: sauer, verärgert, beleidigt, mürrisch, unfreundlich
    ein piefiges Gesichta disgruntled face

Declension

Further reading

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