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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 ...
Neanderthal (modern German spelling: Neandertal), for German Neandertaler, meaning "of, from, or pertaining to the Neandertal ("Neander Valley")", the site near Düsseldorf where early Homo neanderthalensis fossils were first found. Schadenfreude, "joy from pain" (literally "harm joy"); delight at the misfortune of others
Ami – German slang for an American soldier. Anton – German spelling alphabet for A equivalent to Alpha (e.g. Case Anton) Ärmelband – cuff title. Worn on the left sleeve, the title contains the name of the wearer's unit or a campaign they are part of. Cuff titles are still used in the German Army and Luftwaffe. Amt – office, main office ...
Ethan is a male given name of Hebrew origin (איתן Eytan ) that means "firm, enduring, strong and long-lived". The name Ethan appears eight times in the Hebrew Bible (1 Kings 4:31, Ps. 89 title, 1 Chr. 2:6 and 2:8, 1 Chr. 6:42 and 6:44, and 1 Chr. 15:17 and 15:19).
hock (British only) – A German white wine. The word is derived from Hochheim am Main, a town in Germany. nix – nothing; its use as a verb (reject, cancel) [1] is not used in German; synonymous with eighty-six. From the German word 'nichts' (nothing). Mox nix! – From the German phrase, Es macht nichts!
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', [1] which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer" (a standardized spelling in many German-speaking countries after 1880), the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms ...
The slang nickname is similar to the family name of Clan McDuck. It was proposed as the new name for McDonalds after the chain decided to abandon its operations in Russia. [21] Zur goldenen Möwe Germany See danish nickname [22] Maccern Norway Common nickname with multiple spellings.
many figurative senses derived from baseball, e.g. off one's base (crazy), to get to first base (esp. in neg. constr., to get a first important result); more recently (slang), a metaphor for one of three different stages in making out (q.v.) – see baseball metaphors for sex; more s.v. home run: bash