Schlauberger
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]19th century. From schlau (“smart”) + Berg + -er, as if being the demonym of an imaginary town Schlauberg (“Smartville”, literally “smart mountain”). Compare English wisenheimer.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]Schlauberger m (strong, genitive Schlaubergers, plural Schlauberger)
- know-it-all
- Synonyms: Besserwisser, Schlaumeier
- Der Typ ist so ein Schlauberger. Ständig muss er seine historischen Daten einflechten.
- The guy is such a know-it-all. All the time he needs to slip in his historic dates.
- smart person; sometimes used affectionately for children, otherwise only ironically for someone who said something obvious or trivial
- Synonyms: Schlaumeier, Schnellmerker
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schlauberger [masculine, strong]
Further reading
[edit]- “Schlauberger” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schlauberger” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schlauberger” in Duden online