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[Facts] Re: Snicklefritz
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It reminds of the regional German word schnäkelig¹ "dainty, fastidious, fussy (when eating)", and the region (Palatinate) fits to the origins of Pennsylvania Dutch. Of course, when your child is like that, you may have a lot of conflicts.--elbowin¹ Look here for a map of schnäkelig in the German speaking countries: https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/runde-3/f09b/
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My dad always called me this and his family had deep German roots in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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