tatschen

From a variant of Middle High German tetschen, of imitative origin. Compare also patschen, klatschen. Not related with English touch (except to the degree that the underlying Latin *tuccāre may ultimately also be imitative).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtatʃən/, [ˈta.t͡ʃn̩]

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• Hyphenation: tat‧schen

tatschen (weak, third-person singular present tatscht, past tense tatschte, past participle getatscht, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to paw, to touch clumsily (especially with the palm of the hand)

   Tatsch mir hier nicht an die Fensterscheibe!

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2. (intransitive) to touch inappropriately, to be touchy-feely, to grope (may but need not necessarily be sexual; tends to have a less harsh sound than grapschen)

   In den Laden geh ich nicht mehr, die tatschen mir da zu viel.

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• Tatschen, Tatscher
• antatschen, betatschen (transitive)
• tätscheln

• tappen
• tasten
• titschen

• “tatschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “tatschen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “tatschen” in Duden online