What's your favourite German word?

[Modlin]

Fafluchte



probably wrong spelling

 

[screenersam]

Wurst und Kartoffeln

 

[spicer]

Zeitgeist... besides the meaning it just has a special ring to it... sounds like what it means...

 

[Pio1980]

Years ago made a lot of use of "kaput"...as in, "Yep, that there motor is kaput". It's totally finished!

Most English conversations ended when "kaput" was used!

Q

Meaning that the motor had no more putts to ka put out.

 

[Quadman2]

Meaning that the motor had no more putts to ka put out.

Clever! Punny, even.

Q

 

[highvoltage_]

Fafluchte
...probably wrong spelling

Verfluchte?

 

[harman/kardon]

Maybe "Verflucht", which means "damn[ed]" ?

 

[Christian B]

Katzenjammer (the informal meaning)

 

[harman/kardon]

The Oxford dictionary translates "Katerstimmung" - which is almost the same as "Katzenjammer" - with "morning-after feeling".

 

[Pio1980]

Katzenjammer (the informal meaning)

 

[Christian B]

The Oxford dictionary translates "Katerstimmung" - which is almost the same as "Katzenjammer" - with "morning-after feeling".

In the book "They Have A Word For It" Katzenjammer is used to express "a hangover of terminal severity".

 

[Hajidub]

One of my favorite dishes my mom used to make, when I was a kid and a great German word:
GRIESSNOCKERLSUPPE

 

[Modlin]

Maybe "Verflucht", which means "damn[ed]" ?

yes!...I mean...ya ya volkswagen

 

[Gazdatronik]

KUMMERSPECK

 

[screenersam]

One of my favorite dishes my mom used to make, when I was a kid and a great German word:
GRIESSNOCKERLSUPPE

https://www.lilvienna.com/semolina-dumpling-soup-griessnockerlsuppe/



some kind of beef and dumpling soup apparently

 

[Hajidub]

https://www.lilvienna.com/semolina-dumpling-soup-griessnockerlsuppe/

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some kind of beef and dumpling soup apparently

Mom made it with bone in beef shoulder and veggie with the knodel.

 

[cornemuse]

Nazi was a nickname for Ignatz, and used as a derogatry term for an idiot or fool.
Said that word around the wrong german, you could get a bullet in your brain.

 

[spicer]

Nazi was a nickname for Ignatz, and used as a derogatry term for an idiot or fool.
Said that word around the wrong german, you could get a bullet in your brain.

I thought it meant, translated to, National Socialist German Workers' party. Distinguished by being national, not international and global. I don't know Ignatz.

 

[highvoltage_]

Nazi was a nickname for Ignatz, and used as a derogatry term for an idiot or fool.
Said that word around the wrong german, you could get a bullet in your brain.

I thought it meant, translated to, National Socialist German Workers' party. Distinguished by being national, not international and global. I don't know Ignatz.

You're both right. Prior to the rise of the party in Germany, the word was in use as a phrase describing a backward peasant, an awkward and clumsy person. As the party rose to prominence the term was initially used as a derogatory term for a party member, but then later became accepted by party members.

From then on it has been used to describe party members and the original meaning has mostly been lost.

 

[screenersam]

[the National Socialists were originally 'Nasos'. 'Nazi' was used as a derogatory term and it stuck (as High Voltage mentioned).
maybe like some tea partiers started using 'tea baggers', not knowing the reference.]


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