Luger
See also: luger
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the German surname, from Lugau in Saxony, a placename of Slavic origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luger (plural Lugers)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Luger is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Luger is most common among White (86.12%) individuals.
Noun
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Luger (plural Lugers)
- A German semiautomatic pistol used by their troops in both World Wars.
- 1996, "Weird Al" Yankovic (lyrics and music), “The Night Santa Went Crazy”, in Bad Hair Day[1]:
- He got Dancer and Prancer with an old German Luger
And he slashed up Dasher just like Freddy Krueger
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 472.
Anagrams
[edit]Czech
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Luger m anim (female equivalent Lugerová)
- a male surname
Declension
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