bekloppt

German

Etymology

Past participle of the rarer verb bekloppen (to hit on", "to percuss), thus “insane as if beaten in the head”. Related to kloppen (to hit), the Central and German Low German form of klopfen (to knock).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈklɔpt/
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Adjective

bekloppt (strong nominative masculine singular bekloppter, comparative bekloppter, superlative am beklopptesten)

  1. (informal) nutty, nuts, crazy
    • 2023 May 23, Jannik Grimmbacher, quoting Olaf Scholz, “Scholz kritisiert Letzte Generation: Klimakanzler am Kipppunkt”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Der Kanzler findet die Aktionen der Letzten Generation „völlig bekloppt“. Die antwortet in klassischer Klimaaktivistinnenmanier: How dare you?
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Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • bekloppt sein
  • Bekloppte
  • Beklopptenschule
  • Bekloppter
  • Bist du bekloppt?
  • völlig bekloppt
  • völlig bekloppt sein

Further reading

  • bekloppt” in Duden online
  • bekloppt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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