Kramer
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹeɪmɚ/
- Rhymes: -eɪmə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Kramer (countable and uncountable, plural Kramers)
- (countable) A surname.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States.
- A minor city in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Translingual: Krameria
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kramer is the 526th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 63,936 individuals. Kramer is most common among White (95.4%) individuals.
Etymology 2
In reference to the televion sitcom Seinfeld, where the character Cosmo Kramer often suddenly enters unannounced.
Verb
Kramer (third-person singular simple present Kramers, present participle Kramering, simple past and past participle Kramered)
- (intransitive, colloquial) To suddenly enter or go through somewhere unexpectedly and suddenly.
- Synonym: barge in
- 2006 June 12, Ricki <ricki@asarian-host.net>, “Re: Kween Klutz”, in alt.support.depression.recovery.sanctuary (Usenet):
- I fell at work yesterday. A floor had just been mopped and there was no sign up about the floor being wet. I "Kramered" through, and slipped and wrenched my left knee.
- 2022 September 26, u/NotTheMarmot, “Why is "not all men are rapists" considered a bad/offensive thing to say?”, in Reddit, r/TooAfraidToAsk:
- When a man comes Kramering into a thread to say "But not me!" that's annoying, because the topic was on rape in general, and the guy came in there and made it about him.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kramer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 348.
Danish
Dutch
Etymology
From kraam (“trading post”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkraː.mər/
- Hyphenation: Kra‧mer
- Rhymes: -aːmər
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