Polyglot Dictionary

Dreckskerl

/ˈdʁɛksˌkɛʁl/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Slang Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Dreckskerle

Meaning

  1. scumbag

    Built from Dreck (dirt) + Kerl (guy).

    • Dieser Dreckskerl hat mich betrogen.

      That scumbag cheated me.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Dreck dirt
  • Kerl guy

Usage notes

An insulting word for a contemptible man; offensive.

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