rutch
verb/ɹʊt͡ʃ/
Etymology
Partly from German rutschen (“slide”), partly (especially in Pennsylvania Dutch English) from Pennsylvania German rutsche (“slide; move around frequently”), and partly (especially in Amish use) from Plautdietsch rutschen (“slide”). Compare also West Country English ruge (“slippery”).
Definitions
To slide
To slide; to scooch; to shuffle.
- Then, having salaamed the diwan obsequiously, he walked to the nearest gate with the heels of his loose sandals rutching on the gravel and dislike of exercise written all over him as if he were a Hindu merchant to the manner born.
- The twelfth had his chair half turned and was playing across a far corner of the table the board-game that made the occasional tiny rutching noises.
To squirm
To squirm; to move around frequently.
- Sitting on hard wooden chairs in school didn't help one bit, and I had an especially difficult time sitting still in class. One of my teachers was quite versed in Pennsylvania Dutch, and kept saying, “Quit your rutching!"
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA