German

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Etymology

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From earlier batzig, from Batzen (lump).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpatsɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈpatsɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: pat‧zig

Adjective

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patzig (strong nominative masculine singular patziger, comparative patziger, superlative am patzigsten)

  1. (colloquial) snotty, cheeky
  2. (Austria, colloquial) sticky, tacky, smudged

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