pofen

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German

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːfn̩/
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Verb

pofen (weak, third-person singular present poft, past tense pofte, past participle gepoft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, colloquial, intransitive) to sleep, crash
    Synonyms: knacken, pennen, ratzen, schlafen
    • 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Gegen die Strömung”, in Udotopia:
      Bitte schmeiß' nicht gleich uns're Liebe weg / Wenn ich mal mit 'ner anderen pof’
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Conjugation

Further reading

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