verpetzen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ petzen, since the end of the 18th century.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧pet‧zen

Verb

verpetzen (weak, third-person singular present verpetzt, past tense verpetzte, past participle verpetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, derogatory, pupil slang) to tattle on, to tell on, to snitch on
    Synonyms: verpfeifen, anschwärzen, verraten

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Further reading

  • verpetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verpetzen” in Duden online
  • verpetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon