Puschen

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːʃən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʊʃən/
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Noun

Puschen m (strong, genitive Puschens, plural Puschen)

  1. (regional, Northern Germany) house or bedroom slipper
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:Hausschuh

Usage notes
  • The noun as such is restricted to northern Germany (or parts thereof) and may be unintelligible to speakers elsewhere. However, the idiomatic phrase in die Puschen kommen (“to get started, to hurry up”) has spread beyond this area and is usually at least understood in central and southern Germany.

Declension
Declension of Puschen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Puschen die Puschen
genitive eines des Puschens der Puschen
dative einem dem Puschen den Puschen
accusative einen den Puschen die Puschen

Derived terms
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