gestriffen

German

Etymology

Perhaps to avoid confusion with the homonym gestreift (“striped”, adjective), or simply misconstrued as a strong verb; compare striff.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃtʁɪfn̩/

Participle

gestriffen

  1. (colloquial) nonstandard form of gestreift
    • 2011 July 10, Christian Spiller, “Das plötzliche Aus”, in Die Zeit‎[1]:
      Sie wirkt, als hätte sie der japanische Schnellzug Shinkansen gestriffen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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