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jawjack. I traveled here in search of my brother, not to jawjack with a total st

German translation: quatschen

07:28 Aug 12, 2004
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English term or phrase: jawjack. I traveled here in search of my brother, not to jawjack with a total st
. I traveled here in search of my brother, not to jawjack with a total stranger.

I cannot find the word in any dictionary. Could it mean something like "aufgabeln"?
aleintra
Local time: 19:39
German translation:quatschen
Explanation:
jawjacking - To talk. Used by Marine Corps Drill Instructors in boot camp.

e.g., Quit jawjacking, girls.
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 19:39
Grading comment
Vielen Dank.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2quatschen
Klaus Herrmann


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
jawjack
quatschen


Explanation:
jawjacking - To talk. Used by Marine Corps Drill Instructors in boot camp.

e.g., Quit jawjacking, girls.

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 19:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Vielen Dank.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Terence Ajbro: this must be American English, the mind boggles!
2 mins
  -> Fair guess: Used by Marine Corps Drill Instructors in boot camp.
agree  Alex Tims: jaw = Kiefer thanks for the enlightenment. I couldn't even find it in Webster's
5 mins
  -> Keine Ahnung ob es ein deutsches militärisches Äquivalent gibt, außer der Dienstansweisung: Beim Reden hat der Soldat selbsttätig mit Kieferbewegungen zu beginnen.
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): ein paar Alternativen: plappern, sabbeln, plaudern, plauschen, ratschen, tratschen, quasseln, erzählen, parlieren, klönen...
12 mins
  -> "... nicht für ein Plauderstündchen" würde gut in den Satz passen, soweit man das aus dem "Kontext" sagen kann. Allerdings lässt das Verb schon einige Rückschlüsse vor. Impliziter Kontext sozusagen.
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