Bangbüxe

German

Etymology

From Low German Bangbüx(e); analysable as bang (“afraid”) +‎ Büxe, the latter being a rarer variant of Buxe (“trousers, pants”). Compare Angsthase (thought to be an alteration of *Angsthose), Dutch bangebroek, English shit one's pants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaŋˌbʏksə/

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Noun

Bangbüxe f (genitive Bangbüxe, plural Bangbüxen)

1. (regional, Northern Germany) coward; scaredy-cat

   Synonyms: Angsthase, Feigling, Schisser

Declension

Declension of Bangbüxe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Bangbüxe	die	Bangbüxen
genitive	einer	der	Bangbüxe	der	Bangbüxen
dative	einer	der	Bangbüxe	den	Bangbüxen
accusative	eine	die	Bangbüxe	die	Bangbüxen

Further reading

• “Bangbüxe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bangbüxe” in Duden online