Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
t. e. Schadenfreude (/ ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another. It is a borrowed word from German; the English word for it is epicaricacy ...
Illustration of "The Awful German Language" in A Tramp Abroad. Twain describes his exasperation with German grammar in a series of eight humorous examples that include separable verbs, adjective declension, and compound words. [1] He is, as the subject suggests, focusing on German as a language, but Twain is also dealing with English to compare ...
Pronunciation: IPA: [ˈpʲɛrdɔlʲit͡ɕ ˈɕɛ] To have sex. To waste time on something. To be overly cautious with something. [12] Jebać. Pronunciation: IPA: [ˈjɛbat͡ɕ] “To fuck”/have sex with someone. This word has many derivative words as well, and is in fact one of the most versatile words in the Polish language.
In Danish and Norwegian language, uf (Danish and older Norwegian spelling) or uff (current Norwegian spelling) is a mild and polite vernacular interjection used when something is unpleasant, uncomfortable, hurtful, annoying, sad, or irritating. [2][3] The word is an onomatopoeia [4] corresponding to English oof, Dutch oef and German uff.
Boche (pejorative) Pronounced [boʃ], boche is a derisive term used by the Allies during World War I, often collectively ("the Boche" meaning "the Germans"). It is a shortened form of the French slang portmanteau alboche, itself derived from Allemand ("German") and caboche ("head" or "cabbage"). The alternative spellings "Bosch" or "Bosche" are ...
Bundt cake (from Bundkuchen; in German: a Gug (e)lhupf)—a ring cake. Delicatessen (German spelling: Delikatessen)—a speciality food retailer; fine foods. Dunkel (also Dunkles)—a dark beer. Emmentaler (also Emmental)—a yellow, medium-hard Swiss cheese that originated in the area around Emmental, Canton Bern.
Pages in category "German profanity" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arsch; Arschloch; L.
Nazi salute. The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute, [a] or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the shoulder into the air with a straightened hand. Usually, the person offering the salute would say " Heil Hitler!