Schenkelklopfer
German, noun/ˈʃɛŋkl̩ˌklɔpfɐ/
Schenkelklopfer is spelled S-C-H-E-N-K-E-L-K-L-O-P-F-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 105,614th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schenkelklopfer is a German masculine noun meaning “thigh-slapper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfacher, platter, aber wirkungsvoller Witz, oft auch ironisch gebraucht”.
What does Schenkelklopfer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethigh-slapper
- 2
masculineunfunny joke
- 3
derogatorymasculinea person highly amused by distasteful humor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einfacher, platter, aber wirkungsvoller Witz, oft auch ironisch gebraucht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schenkelklopfer
- Schenkelklopfers genitive
- Schenkelklopfern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schenkelklopfer?
- /ˈʃɛŋkl̩ˌklɔpfɐ/
- [ˈʃɛŋkl̩ˌklɔp͡fɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schenkelklopfer in German?
Schenkelklopfer appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).