hartzen

== German == === Etymology === From Hartz (IV) (“unemployment benefit”) +‎ -en. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhaʁt͡sn̩] Hyphenation: hart‧zen Homophone: harzen === Verb === hartzen (weak, third-person singular present hartzt, past tense hartzte, past participle gehartzt, auxiliary haben) (colloquial, Germany, intransitive) to live off welfare (i.e. Hartz IV) (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) to be lazy Synonyms: (colloquial) abhängen, chillen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== abhartzen rumhartzen Hartzer === Further reading === “hartzen” in Duden online “hartzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache