schlass

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃlas/, /ʃlɑs/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Alsatian Alemannic German schlaß (tired, weary) or (post-reform spelling) schlass, related to English slack, compare with standard German schlaff.

Adjective

schlass (invariable)
schlass (feminine schlasse, masculine plural schlass, feminine plural schlasses)

  1. (colloquial) very drunk
    Synonyms: ivre, saoul, imbibé, aviné
    • Georges Simenon, Maigret at Picratt's:
      C’est ce que j’ai cru comprendre. J’étais déjà schlass à ce moment-là.
      That's what I thought I understood. I was drunk by then.
  2. (colloquial) exhausted, very tired
    Synonyms: crevé, fourbu, épuisé, claqué

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English slash.

Noun

schlass m (plural schlass)

  1. (slang) knife
    Synonym: couteau

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