Please keep that SIR out.. SIR is in heaven...This thread is one that MUST be threadjacked, sir!
Thanks, Chris or whatever you like is fine with me..
Please keep that SIR out.. SIR is in heaven...This thread is one that MUST be threadjacked, sir!
Moin!Btw. a little fact about the word/phrase "moin" which even most germans do not know. In german "moin" sounds pretty similar to "morgen" which is short for "guten morgen" > "good morning". Despite the somehow similar pronounciation does the term "moin" not relate to a specific time of the day, as it is short for the phrase "moien (or mojen) dag" which means "have a nice day". So "moi (moj) is northern german accent for "nice".
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Thanks for the explanation. I learn new words everyday in Germany of which the slang words are the best. Some highlights are IMO "rucki zucki" and "schnick schnack"![]()
"Potzblitz" resembles "Ei der Daus". Another one for your collection may be "Pillepalle". If you like that argot you may have a look at W.Busch.So, if you collect strange sounding, or almost forgotten german expressions, I could offer you "Potzblitz!" It's an expression for amazement, like "oh wow!".
Another nice one is "Tohuwabohu", which means a big mess.
I worked with a German guy for a long time @ Swiss RUAG, and he used the word Pillepalle very often but could never actually explain what it meant.."Potzblitz" resembles "Ei der Daus". Another one for your collection may be "Pillepalle". If you like that argot you may have a look at W.Busch.
I would call it overrated, unimportant stuff.I worked with a German guy for a long time @ Swiss RUAG, and he used the word Pillepalle very often but could never actually explain what it meant..
Less common with the same meaning is "Hullefutz"
Jaaa Imagine working in Germany as a foreigner and then have to cope with everyday spoken language and the official version one learns in school.
Imagine my misunderstanding when I once bought 2 loafs of bread at my regular bakery and the girl there said "one for the Truhe I presume?"