bescheißen

See also: Bescheißen

German

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Etymology

From Middle High German beschīzen, from Old High German biskīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *biskītan, equivalent to be- +‎ scheißen. Cognate with German Low German beschieten, Dutch beschijten, English beshite.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃaɪ̯sn̩/, /bəˈʃaɪ̯sən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧schei‧ßen

Verb

bescheißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present bescheißt, past tense beschiss, past participle beschissen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (obsolete or rare, literally) to shit on, to sully with feces, to beshit
  2. (colloquial, vulgar, transitive) to rip off, to screw, to swindle

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