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Originally posted by NordlysIts also an english word, it would appear derived from something German (as you say).
It's a German word meaning
a) a blunder
b) a person who makes a lot of blunders
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/patzer
–noun a casual, amateurish chess player.
n. Slang
A poor or amateurish chess player.
[Probably from German, bungler, from patzen, to bungle.]
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Originally posted by Bad wolfYes, I know it's used in English, I just meant that it's originally German. The English-German online dictionary I use, dict.leo.org, lists it both as an English and as a German word:
Its also an english word, it would appear derived from something German (as you say).
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/patzer
–noun a casual, amateurish chess player.
n. Slang
A poor or amateurish chess player.
[Probably from German, bungler, from patzen, to bungle.]
English - German
patzer - dilettantischer Schachspieler
blooper [coll.] - der Patzer
muff [sport.] - der Patzer
goof-up [sl.] - der Patzer
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Originally posted by NordlysOk.
Yes, I know it's used in English, I just meant that it's originally German. The English-German online dictionary I use, dict.leo.org, lists it both as an English and as a German word:
[b]English - German
patzer - dilettantischer Schachspieler
blooper [coll.] - der Patzer
muff [sport.] - der Patzer
goof-up [sl.] - der Patzer[/b]
28 Jan 07
Originally posted by Bad wolfI like to shout at my opponents, using nothing but capital letters, followed by an impossibly long string of exclamation points.
I would like to challenge someone from this forum, someone who likes to talk a lot during games.
No n00bs or patzers.
3 day timeout, 7 day timebank; but this is negotiable.
Anyone?
My in-game communications are peppered with random insults, sexual innuendo and requests to borrow large sums of money.