Etymology

schuhplattler

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Today it means: A folk dance from Bavaria and Austria in which the thighs and the soles of the shoes are slapped. Full definition →

German Schuhplattler
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  1. German · borrowed fromSchuhplattler
  2. English todaySchuhplattler

Borrowed from German Schuhplattler, from Schuhe (“shoes”) + platt (“flat”) + -ler.

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