# der Spitzbube

der Spitzbube is a German noun meaning “rascal”. Forms: des Spitzbuben, die Spitzbuben.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Spitzbuben
- Plural: die Spitzbuben

## Meanings

1. rascal
2. Jammy Dodger (kind of jammy biscuit)

## Examples

- Du langfingeriger Spitzbube! — You thieving bastard!
- Tom ist, gelinde gesagt, ein Spitzbube. — Tom is, to put it mildly, a rogue.

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