Armleuchter

Arm (“arm (upper limb)”) +‎ Leuchter (“candlestick”)

The pejorative sense was acquired because the initial letters making up this compound parallel those of Arschloch (“asshole”), which is a far more serious insult.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁmˌlɔɪ̯çtɐ/

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• Hyphenation: Arm‧leuch‧ter

Armleuchter m (strong, genitive Armleuchters, plural Armleuchter)

1. candelabrum

   Synonym: Kandelaber

2. (derogatory) contemptible person, dick, prick, jerk

   Synonyms: Arschloch, Mistkerl

3. (derogatory, somewhat dated) fool

   Synonyms: Depp, Idiot

• “Armleuchter” in Duden online
• “Armleuchter” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Armleuchter” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Friedrich Kluge (2002), “Armleuchter”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 24th edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN