Nomen

das Witzchen

little joke, quip, witticism

Er machte nur ein kleines Witzchen.

He just made a little joke.

to make a little joke ein Witzchen machen He likes to make little jokes.

Scherzchen (little prank), Späßchen (little fun/joke)

Diminutive of 'Witz' (joke). The suffix '-chen' is used to mean 'small' or 'little'. 'Witzche' is a dialectal spelling.

Remember that '-chen' makes things small and often endearing in German. A 'Witzchen' is a small, light-hearted joke.

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