Klitsche

German

Etymology

19th century, from East Central German dialects. Further origin uncertain. Plausibly from Polish kleć (outhouse), from Proto-Slavic *klětь. Alternatively from klitschen (to splat, slap), a variant of klatschen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɪt͡ʃə/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Klitsche f (genitive Klitsche, plural Klitschen)

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) a small place, house
    • 2013 September 13, Olaf Ihlau, “Der Fluchthelfer”, in ZEITmagazin[1], archived from the original on 5 November 2015:
      Er schafft sie zu seiner Klitsche auf der Insel Ibiza, über die der Astrologe und Untergangsprophet Nostradamus gesagt haben soll, sie werde die "letzte Zuflucht der Menschheit vor dem großen Feuer" sein.
      He brings them to his little abode on the island Ibiza, about which the astrologer and apocalyptic prophet Nostradamus supposedly said that it would be the "last refuge of humanity from the blaze".
    1. (by extension) small company
      Synonyms: Bude, Laden
      Ich hatte nur eine Anfrage diese Woche und die war von irgendso’ner windigen Softwareklitsche.
      I had only one request this week and that was by some obscure little software firm.

Declension

Further reading

  • Klitsche” in Duden online
  • Klitsche” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache