krass

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krass

[kʁas]

Rhymes with as

Where it comes from

nach lateinisch crassus ^(→ la), doch vermengt mit grässlich. „ein in manchen kreisen beliebtes superlativisches kraftwort, bes. studentisch (krasser fuchs, kerl), seit ende 18. jh., wol eben aus der studentensprache: du krasser philister!“

adjective kraß · krass · krasser · am krassesten · krasse

extrem, besonders intensiv Das ist ein krasser Widerspruch.
Similar: extrem · Opposite: gemäßigt, durchschnittlich
colloquial Ausruf der Überraschung Krass, Alter!
Similar: Mann, Mensch, Wahnsinn

In English

crude lacking tact or taste
sick slang: very good, excellent
rad short for radical; excellent
radical 9. slang: excellent
blatant obvious, on show
crass coarse; crude; not refined, insensitive
extremely to an extreme degree
flagrant obvious and offensive
glaring blatant, obvious

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Chicago

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@misc{krass_2026,
  title = {krass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/krass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}