Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkungen : Speed Limits
Handschuhschneeballwerfer : a person who wears gloves to throw snowballs
Sitzpinkler : a man who pees sitting down
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft : the association for
subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services
Fussbodenschleifmaschinenverleih : is the place to turn to if you need your wooden floors sanded down
Eisenbahnknotenpunkthinundherschiebershäuschen : Which is the little cabin where in earlier times the switchman
(nice word, by the way) was manually operating the railroad switches
herbeisehnen : a verb for wishing something or someone to be nearer.
Iesenbahnboomafanddahldrahskerl : which is in "Plattdeutsch" a dialect spoken in the norther part of Germany. It
means "railwaygateup and downturnman" or Schrankenwärter
Tausendsassa : Jack-of-all-trades
Bioeier. Five vowels in a row
Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage : cruise control
Doppelkupplungsgetriebe : double clutch gearbox
anhalten : synonym and antonym at the same time
eg : "Der Bus hält an." means "The bus is stopping."
"Das warme Wetter hält an." means "The warm weather continues."
It seems when the word is used in connection with weather or state of being/conditions in general, "anhalten"
means a process is continuing. When it its used describing a movable object that is in motion, it means that said
motion is discontinuing.
knattert : farted
Lautmalerei : Painting with sounds ( onomatopoeia )
Streichholzschaechtelchen : small box of matches
drachenfutter : dragon fodder ( literally ) : which is a present that a husband/boyfriend presents to his
wife/girlfriend as a peace offering having pissed her off
Hottentottenpotentatentantenattentatentäter : meaning an assassin targeting the aunt of a Khoikhoi chief . also
mentioned in the book Geheimnis by Juri Andruchowytsch
Nikotinamidadenindinukleotidphosphat
Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst: Fight material disposal service(bomb Squad)
Knabenmorgenblütenträume : the flowery dreams of a young man in the morning
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz : a REAL law with the official abbreviation (!)
RflEttÜAÜG = pork labelling supervision tasks transfer law
Frühlingsgefühle :
Stuhlgang : defecation
Klugscheisser : smartass
Habseligkeiten : (elected as "the most beautiful german word", btw) literally: "Have-Bliss" (in plural form)
"Habseligkeiten" has a poetic, nostalgic touch and mostly is earmarked for possessions that are very dear.
Apothekenfrühstück = tablets
Fossilientransporter=a bus with pensioners
Freizeitphilosophentreff=job centre
Gehirnleistungszellen-überanstrengungsanstalt=school
Siebenhundertsiebenundsiebzigtausendsiebenhundertsiebenundsiebzig = 777777
Aufmerksamkeitsdefizitssyndrommedikamentenbeipackzettel = ADS medication instructions
Elektrizitätsversorgungsunternehmen = electricity company
Zwergflusspferd = dwarf hippo
Binnenschifffahrtsgesellschaft = canal transport company
bumsbomber : plane full of sex tourists
Weltmeisterschaftendspielschiedrichterpfeife : the whistle used by the referee at the world cup final
Schädlingsbekämpfungsfachmann = rat man (sorry, rodent operative)
Glühbirne : (glow pear) : light bulb
kummerspeck - ( griefbacon) - putting on weight in a fraught emotional state
Nervensäge - someone who irritates you so much, they saw at your nerves.
Ohrwurm (lit.) earworm - that nasty little tune you can't get out of your head
Schmetterlingsschwimmen = butterfly stroke
Affentittengeil : "monkey-tits-horny" or "as horny as monkey tits"
awe and amazement
Lagerregal (storage shelving) - german Palindrome
Reliefpfeiler
mutterseelenallein : alone as a mother's soul for loneliness
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaftssiztungsraumklimaanlagenschalterbefestigungsschraubendeckel
Sitzriese - somebody who looks bigger when they're sitting down than when they stand up.
Leserkommentarspaltenhöllenlärm : all hell breaking loose in the comment thread
Handschuhschneeballwerfer : a person who wears gloves to throw snowballs
Sitzpinkler : a man who pees sitting down
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaft : the association for
subordinate officials of the head office management of the Danube steamboat electrical services
Fussbodenschleifmaschinenverleih : is the place to turn to if you need your wooden floors sanded down
Eisenbahnknotenpunkthinundherschiebershäuschen : Which is the little cabin where in earlier times the switchman
(nice word, by the way) was manually operating the railroad switches
herbeisehnen : a verb for wishing something or someone to be nearer.
Iesenbahnboomafanddahldrahskerl : which is in "Plattdeutsch" a dialect spoken in the norther part of Germany. It
means "railwaygateup and downturnman" or Schrankenwärter
Tausendsassa : Jack-of-all-trades
Bioeier. Five vowels in a row
Geschwindigkeitsregelanlage : cruise control
Doppelkupplungsgetriebe : double clutch gearbox
anhalten : synonym and antonym at the same time
eg : "Der Bus hält an." means "The bus is stopping."
"Das warme Wetter hält an." means "The warm weather continues."
It seems when the word is used in connection with weather or state of being/conditions in general, "anhalten"
means a process is continuing. When it its used describing a movable object that is in motion, it means that said
motion is discontinuing.
knattert : farted
Lautmalerei : Painting with sounds ( onomatopoeia )
Streichholzschaechtelchen : small box of matches
drachenfutter : dragon fodder ( literally ) : which is a present that a husband/boyfriend presents to his
wife/girlfriend as a peace offering having pissed her off
Hottentottenpotentatentantenattentatentäter : meaning an assassin targeting the aunt of a Khoikhoi chief . also
mentioned in the book Geheimnis by Juri Andruchowytsch
Nikotinamidadenindinukleotidphosphat
Kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst: Fight material disposal service(bomb Squad)
Knabenmorgenblütenträume : the flowery dreams of a young man in the morning
Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz : a REAL law with the official abbreviation (!)
RflEttÜAÜG = pork labelling supervision tasks transfer law
Frühlingsgefühle :
Stuhlgang : defecation
Klugscheisser : smartass
Habseligkeiten : (elected as "the most beautiful german word", btw) literally: "Have-Bliss" (in plural form)
"Habseligkeiten" has a poetic, nostalgic touch and mostly is earmarked for possessions that are very dear.
Apothekenfrühstück = tablets
Fossilientransporter=a bus with pensioners
Freizeitphilosophentreff=job centre
Gehirnleistungszellen-überanstrengungsanstalt=school
Siebenhundertsiebenundsiebzigtausendsiebenhundertsiebenundsiebzig = 777777
Aufmerksamkeitsdefizitssyndrommedikamentenbeipackzettel = ADS medication instructions
Elektrizitätsversorgungsunternehmen = electricity company
Zwergflusspferd = dwarf hippo
Binnenschifffahrtsgesellschaft = canal transport company
bumsbomber : plane full of sex tourists
Weltmeisterschaftendspielschiedrichterpfeife : the whistle used by the referee at the world cup final
Schädlingsbekämpfungsfachmann = rat man (sorry, rodent operative)
Glühbirne : (glow pear) : light bulb
kummerspeck - ( griefbacon) - putting on weight in a fraught emotional state
Nervensäge - someone who irritates you so much, they saw at your nerves.
Ohrwurm (lit.) earworm - that nasty little tune you can't get out of your head
Schmetterlingsschwimmen = butterfly stroke
Affentittengeil : "monkey-tits-horny" or "as horny as monkey tits"
awe and amazement
Lagerregal (storage shelving) - german Palindrome
Reliefpfeiler
mutterseelenallein : alone as a mother's soul for loneliness
Donaudampfschiffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbeamtengesellschaftssiztungsraumklimaanlagenschalterbefestigungsschraubendeckel
Sitzriese - somebody who looks bigger when they're sitting down than when they stand up.
Leserkommentarspaltenhöllenlärm : all hell breaking loose in the comment thread
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