baggern

See also: Baggern

German

Etymology

From Dutch baggeren, which pertains to bagger (mud). The noun Bagger (excavator) is a German derivative.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɡɐn/
  • (file)

Verb

baggern (weak, third-person singular present baggert, past tense baggerte, past participle gebaggert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to excavate; to dredge
  2. (volleyball) to scoop
  3. (colloquial) to flirt; to try to seduce
    • 2015 October 22, Jan Freitag, “Das Posemuckel? Nie gehört!”, in Die Zeit:
      Dazu wurde auf mehreren Dancefloors weniger getanzt als bemüht rhythmisch gedrängelt, besser: gebaggert.
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Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • baggern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • baggern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • baggern” in Duden online
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