tachinieren

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German

Etymology

Unknown. Proposals are:

  • Czech táhni (Get out!), from táhnout (to pull), in the military language of the Austro-Hungarian army in WWI, where tachinieren would refer to a soldier being absent without permission.
  • Rotwelsch tarchenen (begging, peddling).
  • Ancient Greek τάχος (tákhos, speed, velocity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taxiˈniːʁən/, /taxiˈniːɐ̯n/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

tachinieren (weak, third-person singular present tachiniert, past tense tachinierte, past participle tachiniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, informal) to laze around (especially during worktime)
    Synonyms: faulenzen, bummeln, auf der faulen Haut liegen
  2. (Austria, informal) to skip work or school by pretending to be sick, to pull a sickie, to throw a sickie, to skive off
    Synonyms: schwänzen, blaumachen, krankfeiern

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