hasenpfeffer

American  

[hah-suhn-fef-er] / ˈhɑ sənˌfɛf ər /

Or hassenpfeffer

noun

1. a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.

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Etymology

Origin of hasenpfeffer

1890–95; < German, equivalent to Hasen-, combining form of Hase hare + Pfeffer pepper

Example Sentences

It was a fateful meeting with producer Garry Marshall and Fred Roos that put her on the path to chanting “Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated” while skipping in the “Laverne & Shirley’s” opening sequence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2023

Not that Penny Marshall would have been offended if the very first thing she was remembered for was a television character whose motto was the enigmatic "Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!"

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2018

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated,” Marshall and costar Cindy Williams famously chanted as they skipped down the sidewalk in the opening sequence of “Laverne & Shirley.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2018

But all mourned the woman who, along with Cindy Williams, immortalized the words “Schlemiel! Schlimazel! Hasenpfeffer Incorporated!” in the opening credits of “Laverne & Shirley.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2018

There was Hasenpfeffer mit Sp�tzle, and Sauerbraten mit Kartoffelkl�sse, and Rindfleisch mit Meerrettig, and Bratwurst mit Rothkraut; and Aunt Hedwig made delicious coffee, and the bakery of course provided all manner of sweet cakes.

From A Romance Of Tompkins Square 1891 by Smedley, W. T. (William Thomas)