Kribskrabs

derNoun

hodgepodge; mess

English translations

  1. 01

    Crabby

Word details

German meaning
Kribskrabs ist ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für unordentliche, sinnlose Kritzeleien oder Geschreibsel.
English meaning
Scribbles, doodles
Synonym
Gekritzel, Gekrakel
German example
Auf dem Papier war nur Kribskrabs zu sehen, kein erkennbares Muster.
English example
There were only scribbles on the paper, no recognizable pattern.
Type
Noun
Article
der
Singular Form
der Kribskrabs
Plural Form
None

Example sentences with “Kribskrabs”

  1. Alles war ein Kribskrabs. (Everything was a hodgepodge.)

Frequently asked questions

Is 'Kribskrabs' standard German?

No, it is a colloquial or dialectal term for a chaotic mixture.