hartzen

German

Etymology

After the welfare benefits Hartz IV, named after Peter Hartz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhaʁt͡sn̩]
  • Hyphenation: hart‧zen

Verb

hartzen (third-person singular simple present hartzt, past tense hartzte, past participle gehartzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Germany) to live off welfare (i.e. Hartz IV)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) to be lazy

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