Bauschig

Bauschig is a German adjective describing something with a bulging, swollen, or puffed appearance. It is predominantly found in informal speech and regional dialects rather than in formal standard German. The exact etymology is not clearly documented in mainstream dictionaries; it is generally viewed as a derivation from a root related to bulging or swelling, with the common adjectival suffix -ig. In use, bauschig can describe physical objects that have a rounded or inflated contour, such as fabrics that appear voluminous, surfaces with a pronounced bulge, or features that seem swollen. It can also be used metaphorically to convey a sense of excess or exaggeration, as in descriptions of a scene or expression that feels inflated.

Because bauschig is informal and regionally distributed, it may be unfamiliar to speakers outside dialect areas. In standard German writing, speakers tend to replace it with more common adjectives such as aufgebläht, prall, voluminös, or üppig depending on context. The term has parallels in other languages where a word meaning "bulging" or "puffy" is used to describe shape or texture. In lexicographic sources, bauschig is typically labeled as colloquial or dialectal and not universally present in all dictionaries.

See also: bulging, puffiness, swelling.