Schickeria

German

Etymology

From schick, influenced by Italian sciccheria (“elegance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.kəˈʁiːa/
• Hyphenation: Schi‧cke‧ria; pre-1996: Schik‧ke‧ria

• Audio:

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Noun

Schickeria f (genitive Schickeria, no plural)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, collective) in crowd

   Synonym: Schickimicki

   • 1981, “Schickeria”, in Dolce Vita, performed by Spider Murphy Gang:

     Ja in Schwabing gibt's a Kneipen / Die muss ganz was besondres sein / Da lassens solche Leit / Wie di und mi erst gar net nei / In d'Schickeria, in d'Schickeria / Jeder spielt'n Superstar / Und sauft en Champus an der Bar / In der Schickeria

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   • 2023, “Akademie der bildenden Künste”, in Wiener Schickeria, performed by BIBIZA:

     Willkomm'n in Wiener Schickeria / Mit Ehrgeiz bei der Jungen ÖVP wär Papi lieber

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Declension

Declension of Schickeria [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Schickeria
genitive	einer	der	Schickeria
dative	einer	der	Schickeria
accusative	eine	die	Schickeria

Further reading

• “Schickeria” in Duden online
• Schickeria on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de