Warmduscher

/ˈvaʁmduːʃɐ/

der noun B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Warmduscher

Meaning

  1. a wimp, someone seen as soft or overly cautious (informal insult)

    Built from warm (warm) + Duscher (showerer).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • warm warm
  • Duscher showerer

Similar words

Huhn

Close, informal slang — both are insults calling someone a coward, "chicken."

Similar in other languages

English

chicken

Close — a wimp is "a chicken" (coward).

Practice

1 What does Warmduscher mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nenn mich nicht ___, nur weil ich nicht schwimmen gehe!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Warmduscher?

Usage notes

Informal, mildly mocking slang.

nouncompound

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