Rabauke

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German Rabauke, dimunitive of Rabau (“rogue, scoundrel”), from Dutch rabauw, from Middle Dutch rabaut, from Old French ribaut.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Rabauke m (weak, genitive Rabauken, plural Rabauken)

  1. (colloquial) rascal
    Synonyms: Bengel, Flegel, Grobian, Rüpel
    • 2012, Arezu Weitholz, Wenn die Nacht am stillsten ist‎, Antje Kunstmann, →ISBN, page 118:
      Rollins war ein Muskelpaket, ein herumbrüllender und dabei blitzgescheiter Rabauke, er war punkgewordene Hirnmasse, die totale Antithese aller Poptrottel.
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Declension
Declension of Rabauke [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rabauke die Rabauken
genitive eines des Rabauken der Rabauken
dative einem dem Rabauken den Rabauken
accusative einen den Rabauken die Rabauken

Further reading
  • “Rabauke” in Duden online
  • “Rabauke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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