bitzer
A mongrel dogA mongrel dog.
Meaning
3 senses(Australia, New Zealand, informal)A mongrel dog.
дворня́гаdvornjága
(Australia, New Zealand, informal)A person of mixed race or ethnicity.
(slang)A bicycle assembled from bits and pieces.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Unknown. Originally used of dogs. Perhaps from bits + -er, in reference to the dog's compoUnknown. Originally used of dogs. Perhaps from bits + -er, in reference to the dog's composition from multiple different "bits". The spelling with tz may be influenced from other names of breeds (e.g. spitz, shih tzu, etc.) or in imitation of German names. Compare also German Betze (“bitch, female dog”).
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