zicken

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German

Etymology

Derived from Zicke, from Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (kid), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn. German sicken (to be annoyed) has a similar meaning but is unrelated.

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  • Hyphenation: zi‧cken

Verb

zicken (weak, third-person singular present zickt, past tense zickte, past participle gezickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to bitch, to grumble (chiefly of women)
    Synonym: (either gender) herumnörgeln
  2. (colloquial) to cause problems

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Further reading

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