German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of the older forms above, themselves from schwach (weak) blended with medical terms like Rheumatiker/Rheumatikus (rheumatic), Phlegmatiker/Phlegmatikus (phlegmatic), originally in student slang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃvaxˈmaːt/
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Noun

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Schwachmat m (weak, genitive Schwachmaten, plural Schwachmaten)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) someone with intellectual or bodily deficiencies
    1. moron, idiot
      Synonyms: Idiot, Dummkopf, Schwachkopf, Trottel
      • 2008, “Mein Ding”, in Stark wie Zwei, performed by Udo Lindenberg:
        Ich mach mein Ding / Egal was die anderen labern / Was die Schwachmaten einem so raten / Das ist egal / Ich mach mein Ding
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
      • 2022 February 3, Emeli Glaser, “Video der Techniker Krankenkasse: Krebsvorsorge, aber als Porno”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
        Das Traurigste aber ist, dass “Der life-saving Handjob“ nämlich eines zeigt: Die Kampagne hält Männer für absolute Schwachmaten.
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. (dated) weakling, chicken
      Synonyms: Schwächling, Schlappschwanz

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