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Are German nipples the worst?

739 replies

Crackerofdoom · 03/04/2020 15:34

I just learned the word for nipples in German is Brustwarzen

The literal translation is "breast warts"

Is this the worst direct translation or are there more out there?

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BertieBotts · 03/04/2020 17:09

No, but they do refer to tesitcles as soft-boiled eggs.

teafourtoo · 03/04/2020 17:10

German is so funny for it's literal translations. The contraceptive pill translates as 'anti baby pill'

BertieBotts · 03/04/2020 17:11

Vagina is literally sheath (as in, for a sword). Must be confusing if you come from somewhere that calls condoms sheaths.

AudTheDeepMinded · 03/04/2020 17:11

@Puffinshop that's even better! although I am getting flash backs to those massive lights they shine on your foof if you're in stirrups having forceps!

astericia · 03/04/2020 17:12

Slug is Nacktschnecke- Naked snail!

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 03/04/2020 17:12

zhivortnoye

No no no!

Zhivot/живот is tummy, but Zhivoy/живой is something living, so Zhivotnоye/животное is a live creature. Not a tummy! Njet!

Haggisfish · 03/04/2020 17:13

This is a stupendous thread!! Breast warts! Grin

custodiandiscount · 03/04/2020 17:13

this is possibly the best thread ever blatant placemark

Wtfareyou · 03/04/2020 17:13

Kummerspec is the German word for the excess fat gained during emotional over-eating when stressed or upset etc.

So quite literally... grief bacon Grin

hibeat · 03/04/2020 17:14

Thanks, this is the best.

DGRossetti · 03/04/2020 17:14

Zhivot/живот is tummy, but Zhivoy/живой is something living, so Zhivotnоye/животное is a live creature. Not a tummy! Njet!

I think it's cheating to use different alphabets ...

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 03/04/2020 17:14

Kümmerspeck might be my favourite German word.

clareOclareO · 03/04/2020 17:15

It's always hilarious to laugh at foreigners and their daft words.

Sammymommy · 03/04/2020 17:16

I'm glad we could vote for that, even by accident!

I just giggled to myself, I don't think I had as much as smile for days so thank OP!

McMaman · 03/04/2020 17:17

@DoIHaveToAdultToday I love Spunk. Whenever anyone mentions they are going to Denmark I ask them to bring me back some Spunk Grin

Wtfareyou · 03/04/2020 17:17

Oops I dropped the k...thanks for a much better attempt @ChardonnaysPetDragon!

DGRossetti · 03/04/2020 17:19

It's always hilarious to laugh at foreigners and their daft words.

And then steal them ...

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 03/04/2020 17:19

Aber gern!

SnowStag · 03/04/2020 17:19

Chardonnay i like little tummies more though! Grin

I call my cats 'the little tummies'.

SchadenfreudePersonified · 03/04/2020 17:20

I think it was Bill Bryson (or possibly Terry Pratchett) who described English as a language which waited down an alley with a sock full of wet sand, ready to mug other languages and steal their words.

CheriLittlebottom · 03/04/2020 17:24

Pratchett I think.

ChardonnaysPetDragon · 03/04/2020 17:24

Sorry!

They would be животики.

But all circumstances considered I'll let you off with the tummies. Grin

MrsDoylesTeaBags · 03/04/2020 17:25

I have definitely gained some kuumerspec, but in my case I think its more cheese than bacon!

CallSignCharlie · 03/04/2020 17:30

My favourite literal translations are French
Papillon de nuit - night butterfly (moth)
Citron vert - green lemon ( lime)!

Oblomov20 · 03/04/2020 17:30

Ha ha Grin