pofen

German

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpoːfn̩/
  • (file)

Verb

pofen (weak, third-person singular present poft, past tense pofte, past participle gepoft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, colloquial, intransitive) to sleep, crash
    Synonyms: knacken, pennen, ratzen, schlafen
    • 1981, Udo Lindenberg (lyrics and music), “Gegen die Strömung”, in Udotopia:
      Bitte schmeiß' nicht gleich uns're Liebe weg / Wenn ich mal mit 'ner anderen pof’
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading
  • “pofen” in Duden online
  • “pofen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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