backfisch

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backfisch

/ˈbækfɪʃ/

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Borrowed from German Backfisch (“teenage girl”, literally “fish for baking”).

noun backfisch · backfische · backfisches

A teenage or late-adolescent girl. When we were charming Backfisch / With curls and velvet bows / We shared a charming kitten / With tiny velvet toes.

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noun teenage girl

Deutsch	Backfisch
Русский	девочка-подросток devočka-podrostok

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@misc{backfisch_2026,
  title = {backfisch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/backfisch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}