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  2. Schadenfreude - Wikipedia

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    Schadenfreude is a term borrowed from German. It is a compound of Schaden ("damage/harm") and Freude ("joy"). The German word was first mentioned in English texts in 1852 and 1867, and first used in English running text in 1895. [2] In German, it was first attested in the 1740s. [3]

  3. List of terms used for Germans - Wikipedia

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    A First World War Canadian electoral campaign poster. Hun (or The Hun) is a term that originally refers to the nomadic Huns of the Migration Period.Beginning in World War I it became an often used pejorative seen on war posters by Western Allied powers and the basis for a criminal characterization of the Germans as barbarians with no respect for civilization and humanitarian values having ...

  4. Category:German profanity - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Profanity - Wikipedia

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    Profanity is often depicted in images by grawlixes, which substitute symbols for words.. Profanity, also known as swearing, cursing, or cussing, involves the use of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes, including to demonstrate disrespect or negativity, to relieve pain, to express a strong emotion, as a grammatical intensifier or emphasis, or to express informality or ...

  6. List of German expressions in English - Wikipedia

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    Developments and discoveries in German-speaking nations in science, scholarship, and classical music have led to German words for new concepts, which have been adopted into English: for example the words doppelgänger and angst in psychology. Discussion of German history and culture requires some German words.

  7. Category:Profanity by language - Wikipedia

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    German profanity (7 P) P. Polish profanity (6 P) R. Russian profanity (7 P) S. Spanish profanity (34 P) U. Urdu profanity (1 P) Pages in category "Profanity by language"

  8. Place names considered unusual - Wikipedia

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    Fucking, Austria.The village was renamed on 1 January 2021 to "Fugging" [1] Hell, Norway.The hillside sign is visible in the background in the left corner. Place names considered unusual can include those which are also offensive words, inadvertently humorous (especially if mispronounced) or highly charged words, [2] as well as place names of unorthodox spelling and pronunciation, including ...

  9. Vicarious embarrassment - Wikipedia

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    Vicarious embarrassment (also known as secondhand, empathetic, or third-party embarrassment and also as Spanish shame [1] [2] or Fremdschämen in German [3] [4]) is the feeling of embarrassment from observing the embarrassing actions of another person. Unlike general embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment is not the feelings of embarrassment ...