Obst

Obst

See also: obst

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Obst.

    Proper noun

    Obst (plural Obsts)

    1. A surname from German.

    Statistics

    • According to the 2010 United States Census, Obst is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Obst is most common among White (93.56%) individuals.

    Further reading

    Czech

    Etymology

    Borrowed from German Obst.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈopst]

    Proper noun

    Obst m anim (female equivalent Obstová)

    1. a male surname

    Declension

    Further reading

    • Obst”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German obez, from Old High German obaz, from Proto-West Germanic *obaet.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /oːpst/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Obst n (strong, genitive Obstes or Obsts, no plural)

    1. fruit (food)
      Heute esse ich nur Obst.Today I only eat fruit.
    2. (slang) cocaine
      • 2018 July 12, “Wake Up”, Maxwell (lyrics), performed by Moe Phoenix, Gringo, Maxwell, and Laruzo:
        150 Gramm Obst in 'ner Woche einfach weggekifft –
        Nenn es Hochleistungssport!
        Leg paar Lines auf’n Tisch, knall das Koks durch das Rohr!
        150 grams of fruits just toked away in a week –
        Call it high-performance sport!
        Lay some lines on the table, blow the coke through the pipe!
      • 2019 January 30, Til Biermann, “Dreister Kokain-Verkauf per „Obst Lieferservice“-Visitenkarte”, in B.Z.[1]:
        Ein Mann kommt auf den B.Z.-Reporter zu. „Kokain?“, fragt er, drückt Visitenkarten in die Hand und geht. „Alex Obst – Obst & Gemüse Lieferservice“, steht da. „Obst“, das steht für „Koks“. […] Wir sagen, dass wir gerne Obst kaufen würden, das wird ja auf der Visitenkarte angeboten. […] Wir: „Was sind denn so die Preise, oder besprechen wir das dann?“ Der Mann: „0,5 – 50 Euro.“ Also 100 Euro pro Gramm, 100.000 Euro pro Kilo.
        A man appoaches the B.Z. reporter. „Cocaine?“, he asks, puts business cards in my hand and leaves. „Alex Obst – Fruits & Vegetables Delivery“, it says. „Fruits“, that means „cocaine“. […] We say that we would like to buy fruits, as offered on the business card. […] We: „So what are the prices? Or will we talk about that later?“ The man: „0,5 – 50 Euro.“ That means, 100 Euro a gram, 100,000 Euro a kilogram.

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    Further reading

    • Obst”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[2] (in German)
    • Obst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • Obst” in Duden online
    • Obst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de