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frassn

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East Central German

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Etymology

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Compare German fressen.

Verb

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frassn

  1. (of an animal, Erzgebirgisch) to eat; to feed on; to devour
  2. (of a person, derogatory, Erzgebirgisch) to stuff oneself; to gorge oneself; to eat like a pig
  3. (of a person, derogatory, Erzgebirgisch) to despise, to have a pet peeve against
    Die hoh iech gefrassn!
    I can’t stand her! (literally, “I have eaten that one.”)
  4. (of a person, colloquial, Erzgebirgisch) to like, to really like someone
    Dann kennt ich frassn!
    I really like him! (literally, “I could eat him.”)
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Further reading

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  • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 44: