piefig

== German == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpiːfɪç/, /ˈpiːfɪk/ === Adjective === piefig (strong nominative masculine singular piefiger, comparative piefiger, superlative am piefigsten) (colloquial, regional, chiefly northern and eastern Germany) narrow-minded, square, petit bourgeois, outmoded Synonym: spießig die piefigen 50er Jahre ― the narrow-minded 1950s (colloquial, regional, chiefly western Germany) disgruntled, (unjustifiedly) offended, surly, unfriendly Synonyms: sauer, verärgert, beleidigt, mürrisch, unfreundlich ein piefiges Gesicht ― a disgruntled face ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “piefig” in Duden online “piefig”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German)