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baggern
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See also: Baggern
German
Etymology
From Dutch baggeren, which pertains to bagger (“mud”). The noun Bagger (“excavator”) is a German derivative.
Pronunciation
Verb
baggern (weak, third-person singular present baggert, past tense baggerte, past participle gebaggert, auxiliary haben)
- to excavate; to dredge
- (volleyball) to scoop
- (colloquial) to flirt; to try to seduce
- 2015 October 22, Jan Freitag, “Das Posemuckel? Nie gehört!”, in Die Zeit:
- Dazu wurde auf mehreren Dancefloors weniger getanzt als bemüht rhythmisch gedrängelt, besser: gebaggert.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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