Lackaffe

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) A person who is unsympathetic and seems wealthy or foppish (stereotypically e.g. a banker with a big loud sports car)

Etymology

Compound from German Lack (varnish, lacquer) + German Affe (monkey, ape).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Affe

Gloss

monkey, ape

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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