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Kraut

//kɹaʊt// noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A German. derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

    "Those Krauts can't hurt you anymore. The only ones left are dead or dying."

  2. 2
    Clipping of sauerkraut. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

    "The bacon fat and the browned ribs and the boiling kraut smelled good."

  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Kraut (“German person”). alt-of
  4. 4
    offensive term for a person of German descent wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To make (into) sauerkraut.

    "I find more money in krauting Cabbage myself and marketing the kraut, as […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From German Kraut (“cabbage”), alluding to the use of cabbage as an ingredient in German cuisine (namely sauerkraut). First use appears c. 1833-1837, but popularized during the First and Second World Wars.

Etymology 2

Clipping of sauerkraut, from German Sauerkraut. Compare German Kraut (“cabbage”).

Etymology 3

Clipping of sauerkraut, from German Sauerkraut. Compare German Kraut (“cabbage”).

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