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labbrig

soggy and limp (of food)

adjective LAB-rikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

flabby, floppy

Usage Note

Labbrig is informal for food that has lost its crispness and become unpleasantly soft — labbrige Pizza, labbrige Pommes. It can also describe fabric that hangs sloppily. More expressive and colloquial than weich; implies disappointed expectations of crispness.

Examples

"Die Pommes waren kalt und labbrig, weil sie zu lange in der Tüte lagen."

Natural Translation

The chips were cold and soggy because they had been in the bag too long.

Literal Translation

The chips were cold and soggy because they lay too long in the bag.

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