kraut

[ krout ]

/ kraʊt /

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noun

(often initial capital letter)Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier during World War I or II.

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Origin of kraut

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Words nearby kraut

K ration, kraurosis, Kraus, Krause's corpuscle, Krauss, kraut, Krâvanh Mountains, Krav Maga, Krebs, Krebs cycle, Krebs urea cycle

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How to use kraut in a sentence

Or was it just a rear-guard holding the Brigade up while Kraut evacuated Mikocheni?
Cupid in Africa|P. C. Wren
Its chemical properties have also been the object of very extensive researches by Pfeiffer, Kraut, and Lassen.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882|Various
Only we'll never be able to fly far enough into Kraut territory to see anything.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin|Al Avery
Kraut cut some paper into bits, folded them up, and dropped them into a cap.
Sevastopol|Lyof N. Tolsto

They made Kraut sit with them at the jabbering feast, the only mortal there.
The Short Works of George Meredith|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for kraut

Kraut

/ (kraʊt) /

noun, adjective

slang a derogatory word for German

Word Origin for Kraut

from German (Sauer) kraut, literally: (pickled) cabbage

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