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schatzi

American  
[shaht-see] / ˈʃɑt si /

noun

Slang.

  1. sweetheart; darling.

Etymology

Origin of schatzi

First recorded in 1955–60; adopted by American military personnel from German Schatzi (originally dialect, especially Swiss German ), equivalent to Schatz “treasure” ( Middle High German scha(t)z, Old High German scaz “property, piece of money”) + -i diminutive suffix ( Middle High German -în); sceat, -en 5 )

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