Strippe

From a merger of two words: 1.) Middle Low German strippe (“strip, cord”), cognate with Dutch strip, English strip, and related with German Streifen, and 2.) Middle High German struppe, strüppe, northern variant of strupfe, strüpfe (“leather loop”), borrowed from Latin struppus (“strap, band”), cognate with Dutch strop.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtʁɪpə/

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1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) string, cord

   Synonyms: Schnur, Strick

2. (especially) a short string for pulling, as in a marionette or a jumping jack toy
3. (colloquial) wire, cable, line
4. (colloquial, by extension) telephone connection

   Er hängt ständig an der Strippe.

   He’s always on the phone.

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