3 ms·
In German, "Quatsch" means nonsense.
by katspaugh 4y ago
In German, "Quatsch" means nonsense.
- FlyingSnake 4y agoI thought of the same word, Quatsch. The Yiddish word probably shares the same roots.
- captainmuon 4y agoI always thought it is related to "quetschen" (squeezing). A kvetsh is somebody who is being squeezed and winces or squeaks (and incidentally, to squeak=quietschen).
- katspaugh 4y agoOh, you’re absolutely right. Oxford dictionary says: > 1960s: from Yiddish kvetsh (noun), kvetshn (verb), from Middle High German quetschen, literally ‘crush’.