Popanz

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed (in the 16th century) from an unidentified Slavic language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoːpants/ Hyphenation: Po‧panz === Noun === Popanz m (strong, genitive Popanzes, plural Popanze) A bogeyman, bugbear, often something not to be taken too seriously, such as an apparition, funny figure, straw doll, or scarecrow. 1855, Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, Der Sagenschatz des Königreichs Sachsen, Nr. 135: Das unglückliche Todaustreiben zu Radeberg, page 106 f. A being without will. A person that is scared of others. Bragger, fool ==== Synonyms ==== (bragger): Wichtigtuer, Schnösel, Angeber, Geck, Fatzke === References === Knaurs Etymologisches Lexikon, 1992, page 385 “GP06216” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Popanz”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Popanz” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon === Further reading === “Popanz” in Duden online