Quatsch

== German == === Etymology === Deverbal from quatschen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kvatʃ/ Rhymes: -at͡ʃ === Noun === Quatsch m (strong, genitive Quatsches or Quatschs, no plural, diminutive Quätschchen n) (informal) nonsense Synonyms: Unsinn, Blödsinn, Schwachsinn, Stuss Was für ein Quatsch ist das? ― What kind of nonsense is that? (informal) joking, kidding, fun Ich mach doch nur Quatsch. ― I’m just joking, you know. (chiefly northern and central Germany) chat Synonyms: Unterhaltung, Schwatz, Schwätzchen, Plauderei, (chiefly southern) Plausch, (northern) Schnack ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== quatschen Quatschkopf === Interjection === Quatsch used to acknowledge that the speaker has just misspoken and to introduce the correction === Further reading === “Quatsch” in Duden online “Quatsch”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)