schwänzen

From Middle High German swenzen (“to swing”), related to schwenken. The modern sense is from 18th c. student language.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃvɛntsn̩/, /ˈʃvɛntsən/

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schwänzen (weak, third-person singular present schwänzt, past tense schwänzte, past participle geschwänzt, auxiliary haben)

1. (colloquial) to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag (British slang); to skive

   Synonym: blaumachen

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• Schwänzen, Schwänzer (→ Schwänzertum), Schwänzerei
• schwänzend, geschwänzt

• “schwänzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “schwänzen” in Duden online