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auf ex trinken

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German

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Etymology

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From 19th-century university slang, from austrinken (to drink up) with humorous replacement of aus- with Latin ex-. The now predominant form likely through conflation with the command auf ex!, which is said to make others down their drinks.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aʊ̯f ˈɛks ˌtrɪŋkən/, [ʔaʊ̯f ˈʔɛks ˌtʁɪŋ.kŋ̍], [-kən]
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Verb

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auf ex trinken (class 3 strong, third-person singular present trinkt auf ex, past tense trank auf ex, past participle auf ex getrunken, past subjunctive tränke auf ex, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to down, to drink up in one draught
    Synonym: exen

Conjugation

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