Flåschn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German flasche, from Old High German flasca (“bottle”), from Proto-West Germanic *flaskā, from Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ (“bottle”), from *flehtaną (“to plait, braid”), from the practice of plaiting or wrapping bottles in straw casing. Cognate to German Flasche, English flask, Dutch fles, Old Norse flaska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔʃn̩/

Noun

Flåschn f (plural Flåschn, diminutive Flaschl or Flascherl)

1. bottle, flask
2. loser, good-for-nothing

   Synonyms: Haubntaucher, Niatn, Trenzer, Versåger, Weh

3. (Austria) slap in the face

   Synonyms: Brade, Flack, Fotzn, Ohrfeign, Tätschn, Tschinön, Watschn