Gscheidwaschl

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Gscheitwaschl (spelling)

Etymology

gscheit +‎ Waschl. Compare German gescheit (clever), Watschl (hatchet man).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaɪ̯d̥vaʃl̩/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃaɛ̯d̥vaʃl̩/ (East Central Bavarian)
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡ̥ʃæːd̥vaʃl̩/ (Vienna)

Noun

Gscheidwaschl m

1. (Austria, derogatory) know-all
   • 2013, opa2013, “Logik und Welt”, in de.sci.philosophie‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett�s G�schenk hab i f�r di!

     Look know-all, I have a nice present for you [singular]!

     (literally, “Look know-all, a nice present have I for you!”)

     restored text: Schau Gscheidwaschl, a nett's G'schenk hab i für di!

Synonyms

• Gscheitscheißer