Backpfeifengesicht: German for a face that cries out for a fist in it.
Do you know how long I've been searching for a single word for this assclown?
Posted on 04/25/2006 6:35:26 PM PDT by twippo
English may be a grand language, but sometimes you need to draw on another language to find the absolute perfect word to describe a situation. This list of 10 words is proof positive.
They were assembled by former BBC quiz-show researcher Adam Jacot de Boinod and published in his new book, "The Meaning of Tingo," which draws on intriguing words and phrases culled from more than 154 languages. It took two years, 280 dictionaries and 140 Web sites, as well as consultations with various foreign embassies, to conduct the research. Why did he write the book? de Boinod told the BBC News, "I'm trying to celebrate the joy of foreign words."
Tingo: A Pascuense language word from Easter Island that means borrowing items from a pal's house, one by one, until there is nothing left.
Kummerspeck: a German word that literally means "grief bacon" but refers to the excess weight gained from emotion-related overeating.
Bakku-shan: Japanese for a woman who "seems pretty when seen from behind but not from the front."
Ulykkesbilen: Danish for an "ill-fated car."
Putzfimmel: German word that means a mania for cleaning.
Nakkele: From Tulu, India, this describes a man who licks whatever the food has been served on.
Katahara itai: Japanese for laughing so hard that one side of your stomach hurts.
Drachenfutter: A German word that is "dragon fodder" when translated literally, but means the peace offerings made by guilty husbands to their wives.
Plimpplampplettere: Dutch for skimming stones.
Backpfeifengesicht: German for a face that cries out for a fist in it.
Could also be defined as the much detested "Pecker Track".
The German have a lot of great words.
SCHADENFRUEDE!
I wish this list included pronunciations....
If gh is pronounced P in Hiccough...
If ough is pronounced O in Dough...
If phth is pronounced T in Phthisis...
If eigh is pronounced A in Neighbour...
If tte is pronounced T in Gazette...
If eau is pronounced O in Plateau...
...then it should be possible to spell potato as ghoughphtheightteeau.
(Origin unknown)
lol!
Probably "Furontu-shan", as Japanese syllables end in vowels or "n", so consonant sounds are usually broken up with vowels.
Remember the mysterious killer rabbit that attacked President Carter when he was fishing?
Truth is, one of my dust bunnies escaped.
:-)
Gonna be a good thread....
I'm pretty sure I'll be able to pronounce "kummerspeck" should the need arise.
And it will.
bump fopr later.
We have a word for this also........Two-Bagger
ping for later. Thanks for the comic relief...and an idea for the next party!!!
Bakku-shan should have a sniglet-like variation that would describe the shock of seeing the front of someone you assumed was a woman, and lusted after, when seen from the rear, but discovered was a man when you finally saw from the front----"bakku-shan-shame"?
One of my favorite German words is "Muckefuck." I think it means "coffee substitute."
Backpfeifengesicht: German for a face that cries out for a fist in it.
Do you know how long I've been searching for a single word for this assclown?
Tingo: A Pascuense language word from Easter Island that means borrowing items from a pal's house, one by one, until there is nothing left.
Bakku-shan: Japanese for a woman who "seems pretty when seen from behind but not from the front.
"Drachenfutter: A German word that is "dragon fodder" when translated literally, but means the peace offerings made by guilty husbands to their wives.
Backpfeifengesicht: German for a face that cries out for a fist in it.
I wonder how it's umm, pronounced.
Todd Schnitt listener?
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