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zicken

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German

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Etymology

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Derived from Zicke, from Middle High German zickīn, from Old High German zickīn (kid), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkīn. German sicken (to be annoyed) has a similar meaning but is unrelated.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɪkn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: zi‧cken

Verb

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zicken (weak, third-person singular present zickt, past tense zickte, past participle gezickt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, derogatory) to bitch, to grumble (chiefly of women)
    Synonym: (either gender) herumnörgeln
  2. (colloquial) to cause problems

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zicken” in Duden online
  • zicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zicken” in OpenThesaurus.de