pfuschen

German

Etymology

Possibly from futsch, itself probably onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpfʊʃən/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊʃən/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
  • Hyphenation: pfu‧schen
  • (file)

Verb

pfuschen (weak, third-person singular present pfuscht, past tense pfuschte, past participle gepfuscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to work unprofessionally; to botch
    Die Handwerker haben beim Bau gepfuscht.
    The workers botched their job during the construction.
  2. (intransitive, regional, especially western Germany) to cheat; to avoid or break the rules (e.g. in school)
    Synonym: schummeln
    Der Peter hat bei der Mathearbeit gepfuscht.
    Peter cheated in his math test.
  3. (intransitive, Austria) To carry out undeclared work, to moonlight
    Synonym: schwarzarbeiten

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: fušovat

Further reading

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