Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sauerkraut.
- noun Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of German birth or ancestry.
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- noun
Sauerkraut . - noun Alternative form of
Kraut (German).
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- noun offensive term for a person of German descent
Etymologies
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Examples
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If i remember correctly the kraut is made with red wine .. really goes good with the meat.
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By rinsing it well, and adding the other ingredietns, the kraut is no longer sour.
A Thanksgiving Melting Pot (with Recipes for Chicken with Toursi and Cinnamon-Scented Rice Pilaf / Κοτόπουλο με Τουρσί και Πιλάφι) Laurie Constantino 2007
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Brethren bought "some hay from a Swiss," later "some kraut from a German which tasted very good to us"; and presently "an Englishman came by and drank a cup of tea with us and was very grateful for it."
Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground Constance Lindsay Skinner 1908
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I just got a hot dog because I couldn't eat a whole sandwich, but the kraut was amazing.
Cupcakes Prove That God Loves Us Jes Battis 2008
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But a key reason that cooked sauerkraut is a star is that it is also a base for dishes that taste long-simmered but that take only a few minutes to prepare once you’ve cooked your kraut, that is, which can be days and days in advance.
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But a key reason that cooked sauerkraut is a star is that it is also a base for dishes that taste long-simmered but that take only a few minutes to prepare once you’ve cooked your kraut, that is, which can be days and days in advance.
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In German 'kraut' can mean a herb, cabbage and weed.
Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST satisshroff 2010
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In German 'kraut' means a herb, c and A 'wieble' or 'weib' means a woman.
Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST satisshroff 2010
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Beside its musical brillance, it was also an album that opened the doors to a new genre, inspiring plenty of new bands to produce psychedelic''kraut '' music in Germany and outside of Germany.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2008
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An article about "them krauts" would not be about German persons per se, but only about the word "kraut," just as any CZ article about the n word wouldn't be about black people per se, but about how the word is used.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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