taube Nuss

German

Alternative forms
  • taube Nuß (superseded)

Etymology

Literally, “empty nut”.

Pronunciation
  • (file)

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (derogatory, colloquial) numskull
    • a. 1904, Luise Flachs-Fokschaneanu, transl., Ein Heiratsantrag [A Marriage Proposal]‎, translation of Предложение by Anton Chekhov:
      Schweig! Sonst schieße ich dich nieder … mit dem schlechtesten Gewehr, wie ein Rebhuhn! Geck! Taube Nuß! Tagedieb!
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Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “taube Nuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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