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Complete Definition of "backfisch"

English
Etymology
German Backfisch literally �fish for frying�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'bækfɪ�/

Noun
backfisch (pl backfische)

  1. a teenage or late-adolescent girl

#:*1955: I knew, of course, it was but an innocent game on her part, a bit of backfisch foolery in imitation of some simulacrum of fake romance� (Nabokov, Lolita)

da:backfisch

Revision and Credits for"backfisch"
  • 2007-01-31 20:52 - Stephen G. Brown - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/89.243.229.32|89.243.229.32]] ([[User_talk:89.243.229.32|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]

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