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Witzelsucht

Witzelsucht noun: a tendency to tell inappropriate or pointless stories and poor jokes; excessive facetiousness, especially when due to some medical condition.

Noun

Witzelsucht (uncountable)

  1. A tendency to tell inappropriate or pointless stories and poor jokes; excessive facetiousness, especially when due to some medical condition.

Origin of Witzelsucht

From German Witzelsucht, a compound of witzeln (“to joke”) + Sucht (“obsession, addiction”).

Questions about Witzelsucht

What does Witzelsucht mean?
Witzelsucht means a tendency to tell inappropriate or pointless stories and poor jokes; excessive facetiousness, especially when due to some medical condition.
What part of speech is Witzelsucht?
Witzelsucht is a noun.

Words near Witzelsucht in the dictionary

  1. witz-chouras
  2. witzchoura
  3. witzchouras
  4. Witzel
  5. Witzels
  6. Witzelsucht
  7. Witzke
  8. Witzkes
  9. WIU
  10. wiv
  11. wive

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