Tausendsassa

German

Etymology

tausend + sa sa (hunting call)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯zn̩tˌzasa/
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  • Hyphenation: Tau‧send‧sas‧sa

Noun

Tausendsassa m (strong, genitive Tausendsassas or Tausendsassa, plural Tausendsassa or Tausendsassas)

  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) jack of all trades; daredevil
    Synonym: Wunderwuzi
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, chapter 2, in Buddenbrooks [] , Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 16; republished as H. T. Lowe-Porter, transl., 1922:
      Thomas, das ist ein solider und ernster Kopf; er muß Kaufmann werden, darüber besteht kein Zweifel. Christian dagegen scheint mir ein wenig Tausendsassa zu sein, wie? ein wenig Incroyable
      Tom is a very solid chap. He'll have to go into the business, no doubt of that. But Christian is a devil of a fellow—a young incroyable, hey?

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