Spießbürger

German

Alternative forms

  • Spiessbürger (Switzerland and Liechtenstein)

Etymology

From Spieß (pike) + Bürger (citizen), 17th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpiːsˌbʏʁɡɐ/
  • (file)

Noun

Spießbürger m (strong, genitive Spießbürgers, plural Spießbürger, feminine Spießbürgerin)

  1. (derogatory) square, philistine (male or of unspecified gender) (narrow-minded person)
    Synonyms: Kleinbürger, (Switzerland) Bünzli, Spießer
  2. (derogatory) provincial (male or of unspecified gender)

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