kraut

[ krout ]

noun

1. Informal. sauerkraut.
2. (often initial capital letter) Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier during World War I or II.

Kraut

/ kraʊt /

noun

1. slang.
   a derogatory word for German

Word History and Origins

Origin of kraut¹

First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of kraut¹

from German ( Sauer ) kraut, literally: (pickled) cabbage

Example Sentences

Or was it just a rear-guard holding the Brigade up while Kraut evacuated Mikocheni?

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Its chemical properties have also been the object of very extensive researches by Pfeiffer, Kraut, and Lassen.

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Only we'll never be able to fly far enough into Kraut territory to see anything.

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Kraut cut some paper into bits, folded them up, and dropped them into a cap.

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They made Kraut sit with them at the jabbering feast, the only mortal there.

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