Polyglot Dictionary

Scherzkeks

/ˈʃɛrtsˌkeːks/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Scherzkekse

Meaning

  1. prankster, joker (informal)

    Built from Scherz (joke) + Keks (biscuit, cookie) — a jokey, informal nickname for someone who's always joking around.

    • Mein Bruder ist ein echter Scherzkeks.

      My brother is a real joker.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Scherz joke
  • Keks biscuit, cookie

Practice

1 What does Scherzkeks mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mein Bruder ist ein echter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Scherzkeks?

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