Quatsch
German
Etymology
From the verb quatschen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kvatʃ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -at͡ʃ
Noun
Quatsch m (strong, genitive Quatsches or Quatschs, no plural, diminutive Quätschchen n)
- (informal) nonsense
- Synonyms: Unsinn, Blödsinn, Schwachsinn, Stuss
- Was für ein Quatsch ist das? ― What kind of nonsense is that?
- (informal) joking, kidding, fun
- Ich mach doch nur Quatsch. ― I’m just joking, you know.
- (chiefly northern and central Germany) chat
- Synonyms: Unterhaltung, Schwatz, Schwätzchen, Plauderei, (chiefly southern) Plausch, (northern) Schnack
- Ein kleiner Quatsch in der Mittagspause ist doch immer schön.
- A little chat during lunchbreak is always nice.
Declension
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Related terms
- quatschen
- Quatschkopf
Interjection
Quatsch
- used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction
- Zu Hause habe ich eine Katze, Quatsch, zwei Katzen.
- At home I have a cat, I mean, two cats.
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