# pampig

pampig is a German adjective meaning “mushy”. Forms: pampiger, am pampigsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: pampiger
- Superlative: am pampigsten

## In other languages

- Русский: рег. кашеобразный

## Meanings

1. mushy, gooey (of moderately viscous consistency, wet and often still somewhat grainy)
   - Wasser und Mehl vermischen, bis eine pampige Masse entsteht. — Mix flour and water until it forms a mushy mass.
2. _figurative_ stroppy, crabby, insolent, bad-tempered (clearly showing irritation and unwillingness to be friendly; especially of replies, reactions, etc.)
   - Nachdem ich sein Angebot abgelehnt habe, ist er ziemlich pampig geworden. — After I refused his offer, he got rather crabby (with me).
3. soggy
   - Im Frühjahr werden die Wege pampig.

## Examples

- Wenn Tom pampig wird, sagen Sie Bescheid! — If Tom gives you any lip, let me know.
- Es war eine pampige Antwort auf eine dusselige Frage. — It was a stroppy answer to a dim-witted question.

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