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doppich

doppich adjective: clumsy; lacking dexterity; not skilled.

Adjective

doppich (comparative more doppich, superlative most doppich)

  1. (Pennsylvania, US, especially, slang) Clumsy; lacking dexterity; not skilled.
    • “I'm so sorry, I'm just so doppich,” she commiserated unable to look him in the eye. He chuckled in response. “Now my boots match the rest of me,” he replied with laughter in his voice. He pointed to his tight trousers that were smudged ...2011, Henry A. Fischer, Emigrants and Exiles: book three, volume one, Author House, →ISBN, page 44
    • We bought it new a few years ago, and since then it's been dropped a few times by overzealous kids and doppich (clumsy) Mom.2011, Lorilee Craker, Money Secrets of the Amish, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 17
    Synonyms:
    doplicc, doplich

Synonyms of doppich

Forms of doppich

comparativemore doppich
superlativemost doppich

Origin of doppich

Originated in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, from Pennsylvania German doppich (“clumsy”), related to German täppisch (“clumsy”).

Questions about doppich

What does doppich mean?
Doppich means clumsy; lacking dexterity; not skilled.
What part of speech is doppich?
Doppich is an adjective.

Words near doppich in the dictionary

  1. doppelgänger
  2. doppelgängers
  3. doppels
  4. Dopper
  5. Doppers
  6. doppich
  7. dopping
  8. doppio
  9. doppios
  10. doppleganger
  11. doppler

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