Weichei

== German == === Etymology === From weich (“soft”) +‎ Ei (“egg”). The word “egg” may be interpreted in the literal sense comparing hartgesotten and English hard-boiled, soft-boiled. It may also be interpreted in the sense “testicle” comparing French couille molle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaɪ̯çʔaɪ̯/ === Noun === Weichei n (strong, genitive Weicheies or Weicheis, plural Weicheier) (derogatory, slang) wimp, wuss, softy Synonyms: Schlappschwanz, Memme, Weichling ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Weichei” in Duden online “Weichei”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)