schwänzen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German swenzen (“to swing”), related to schwenken. The modern sense is from 18th c. student language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛntsn̩/, /ˈʃvɛntsən/ === Verb === schwänzen (weak, third-person singular present schwänzt, past tense schwänzte, past participle geschwänzt, auxiliary haben) (colloquial) to skip (school, work, etc., without permission); to truant; to play hooky (US); to wag (British slang); to skive Synonym: blaumachen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schwänzen, Schwänzer (→ Schwänzertum), Schwänzerei schwänzend, geschwänzt === Further reading === “schwänzen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “schwänzen” in Duden online