hanebüchen

== German == === Etymology === From earlier hagebüchen, from Middle High German hagenbüechīn, made from gnarly Hagebuche (“hornbeam”) wood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaːnəˌbyːçn̩/ === Adjective === hanebüchen (strong nominative masculine singular hanebüchener, comparative hanebüchener, superlative am hanebüchensten) absurd; ludicrous; incongruous Synonyms: absurd, abstrus, aberwitzig, abwegig, haarsträubend hanebüchener Unsinn ― utter nonsense outrageous; scandalous Synonyms: unerhört, unsäglich, unverschämt eine hanebüchene Frechheit ― an outrageous insolence ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “hanebüchen” in Duden online