Bully

A rowdy (<Ruprecht) is a rude , disrespectful , impolite and aggressive person with bad, harsh and sometimes provocative manners . The word is used derogatory and practically exclusively in relation to men . Rüpel is roughly synonymous with the term flail , but with an even stronger emphasis on aggressiveness. The verb rüpeln means 'to behave rudely '.

The name is an old short form of the name Ruprecht ; a connection with the figure of the servant Ruprecht - just like the term Rüpel first appeared in the 16th century - is obvious.

See also

• ruffian
• Prolet / Proll
• rowdy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rüpel. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 14 : R - skewness - (VIII). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1893, Sp. 1528 f . ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
2. ^ Friedrich Kluge : Etymological dictionary of the German language . 23rd, expanded edition. Edited by Elmar Seebold . De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1995, ISBN 3-11-012922-1 , p. 697.