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- a
- abschädeln
- +
to booze
- abspritzen (verb, intrans)
- +
to ejaculate
- anbaggern (verb, trans, seperable prefix)
to approach s.b.
to approach someone (usually of the opposite sex) with sexual intentions
- angraben (verb, trans)
same as "anbaggern"
literal 'to dig on someone'
- anmachen
flirt,hit,give the eye
Usually used by younger people in schools when approaching the ooposite sex ,or as an encourage for male to make a pass on shy girl: -Mach sie an!(literally:Make a pass!)
- anschaffen
to work as a prostitute
- anscheißen (irreg. verb, trans., sep.)
to do the dirty (on sb.)
da hast Du Dich aber anscheißen lassen = you were really done there
to give (sb) a bollocking
mostly used in a nominalized form: Mein Chef gab mir einen Anschiß = My boss gave me a bollocking
to report (sb)
Er schiß mich bei der Polizei an = He reported me to the police
- anscheißen (verb, transitive, seperable prefix)
to scold, to reprimand s.b.
- Arsch, der
ass, buttocks
can be used as an insult, synonymously with 'Arschloch'
- arschficken (trans.)
- +
to penetrate the ass
"normal" way of fucking for gays
- Arschloch, das
anus; detrimental person
derogatory; second meaning very common nowadays.
- b
- baggern (verb, intrans.)
to approach
to approach one or more persons (usually of the opposite sex) with sexual intentions
- bescheißen (irreg. verb, trans.)
to cheat
literally: to shit (on sb.)
- beschissen
- +
Shitty, fucked up, quite poor
Der Flug war ganz beschissen.= The flight was really shitty.
- beschnitten
circumcised
- besorgen
- +
to fuck s.b. (obligatory orgasm)
Usage: Er hat es ihr besorgt = He fucked her alright
- Beule,die
erection
- blasen (verb)
to give a blow-job
usage: jemandem einen blasen
- bollern
- +
to fuck
- Bumsbomber, der (noun)
- +
Literally: "Fuckerbomber"
In the 70's and 80's many German men took tours to Thailand for the express purpose of living out sexual fantasies, e.g., group sex, sex with exotic women, etc. Flights heavily populated with such "tourists" were the so-called "Bumsenbombers." See "Tripper-Clipper."
- bumsen
- +
to fuck
- Busengrapscher, der
Tit-toucher
Someone who touches another woman's breasts, against that person's will, normally from behind. In the 1980's there was a scandal in Germany when a member of parliament of the Green party was found to have done this to one of his famale colleagues.
- d
- dicke Eier haben (phrase)
- ++
to be (very, very) horny
literal 'to have big nuts (testes)'
- dummschwallen
to talk nonsense
- Dumpfbacke (fem. noun)
- +
lit. "dumbcheek", dimwit, stupid or boring person
very colloquial, street jargon, obviously not too polite
- e
- Eier, die
testicles
Used in plural only.
- f
- ficken (transitive)
to fuck
Only used to refer to anal or vaginal penetration.
- Flocken, die (noun, pl.)
money
literal 'flakes', very common
- Fotze, die
- ++
vagina
used also as injury for a woman
- Fresse, die (noun)
- +
face
- furzen
to fart
- g
- Gebabbel, das
nonsense, stupid talk
used in Hessen (Frankfurt and surroundings)
- Gebrabbel, das
nonsense, stupid talk
- geigen (verb)
- +
to fuck
literal translation: to play the violin
- geil (adjective)
horny
nowadays very widely used to express positive sentiments towards anything (ex. ein geiles Lied, geiles Auto, geiles Buch etc.). Stronger forms (only with this meaning): saugeil, tierisch geil, affengeil, oberaffentittengeil
- Gesabbel, das
nonsense, stupid talk
- Geschwalle, das
nonsense, stupid talk
- Gesülze, das
nonsense, stupid talk
- grapschen (= grabschen)
to touch
Used when someone touches another person's ass, breasts, reproductive organs against that person's will.
- göbeln (verb, intrans)
to vomit
- h
- Hure
whore
- Hurensohn
- +
son of a bitch
- i
- Ische
girl or woman
Used to describe one's own or somebody else's gilrfriend: "...seine Ische". Slang, but not insulting (except for feminists). Basically "Manta"-dialect (used by car mechanics and hairdressers)
- j
- jemandem einen blasen
to give somebody a blow job
- k
- kacken (verb, intr.)
to shit
- kiffen
to get high, to toke
- Kiste, die (noun, f.)
female breasts, tits
esp. used when the tits are big (Die hat eine große Kiste = She has big tits)
- klatschen (verb, transitive)
- +
to clap, to beat up
This word is used by right-wing gangs for beating up racial or ethnic minorities (Türken klatschen, einen Neger klatschen)
- Klo, das
loo
Public men's room. The can.
This word made famous in the movie 'Taxi zum Klo.'
- Klugscheißer, der
smart ass
refers to a person who talks like he is very clever, where in reality he is very obviously not clever at all
- knallen
- +
to fuck
Verb, transitive
- kotzen (verb, intrans)
to vomit
- kübeln (verb, intrans)
to vomit
Kübel, der (noun, m.) = bucket
- l
- Lappen, der
driver license
literal translation: rag, cloth. German driver licenses were once made of large (A5 folded in half) gray paper
- Latte, die
lath, erection
- Leck' mich
kiss my ass
Shortform of "Leck mich am Arsch"; In Bavaria also usable as expression of pleasure, surprise or even compliment ("Leck mi, schaut die gu(a)t aus")
- m
- Moese, die
- +
vagina
- moesen saft
- +
cunt juice
I fancy a pint of cunt juice
- Moos, das (noun, n.)
money
literal 'moss', very common
- Mäuse, die (noun, pl.)
money
literal 'mice', very common
- n
- nageln (verb, transitive or intransitive)
to copulate (with someone)
literal:'to fix with a nail', funny, but not offensive expression
- Nutte, die
whore
- o
- ochsen
to fuck
- orgeln (verb)
- +
to fuck
literal translation: to play the organ
- p
- Pappnase,die
- -
detrimental person ; stupid person
- -
detrimental person ; stupid person
- Patte, die (noun, f.)
money
no literal translation, very common
- Pflaume, die (noun, f.)
- +
female genital region
literal 'Prune', offensive
- Pimmel
- +
penis
noun
- poppen
to fuck
used in a funny sense
- Poppstar (m, noun)
see poppen
The person U R talking to should know the word 'poppen'. It is a combination with engl. Popstar. This has only a funny meaning.;)
- puderdose (fem. noun)
pussy, twat
rather nice discription for a pussy but should not be used in polite conversations.
- pudern
- +
to fuck
- Pups, der (noun, m)
a fart
children's language
- r
- rammeln
- +
to fuck
Rammler = male rabbit or hare
to fuck
Rammler = male rabbit or hare
- reihern (verb, intrans)
to vomit
Reiher, der (noun, m.) = heron (big fishcatching bird)
- runterholen, sich einen
to masturbate
- s
- Sack, der
testicles, balls
- Scheisse, die
- ++
shit
- Scheißhaus, das (noun, n.)
loo, toilet
literal 'shit house', common, but not suitable for public usage
- Schlampe, die
- +
unorderly woman
woman who neglects her appearance or her household duties or who fucks around. Used as an insult by intolerant people.
- Schlampenschlepper, der (noun)
Pimp's car; literally "slut dragger."
Used to indicate a (usually) large, American automobile, like those commonly seen in film scenes depicting pimps and their working girls. An old wreck.
- Schnecke, die (noun, f.)
handsome female persone
literal 'snail', of course considered offensive by feminists
- Schniedel, der (noun)
penis
funny expression, not offensive
- Schwanz, der
penis
- Schwanzlutscher, der (noun, m)
- ++
cocksucker
- Schwengel, der (noun)
- +
penis
- schwul
gay
Formerly derogatory, now used by gay people to refer to themselves.
- Steifer (noun, masc.)
erection
einen Steifen haben = have an erection
- Strapse, die (plural)
girdles
- strullen (verb, intr.)
to piss
used in a funny sense
- Ständer, der
erection
- t
- tackern
to fuck
- Titten, die (noun, pl., f.)
female breasts, tits
common, but offensive
- Tripper, der (noun)
- +
The "Clap" [gonorrhea]
The term is related to the verbs "tropfen" (to drip) and "triefen" (to run like a fluid, to drip). Obviously this has to do with the physical effects of the illness.
- Tripper-Clipper, der (noun)
- +
Literally: "Clap [gonorrhea] clipper"
In the 70's and 80's many German men took tours to Thailand for the express purpose of living out sexual fantasies, e.g., group sex, sex with exotic women, etc. Return flights were heavily populated with such "tourists" who were often exposed to, if not infected with a social disease. See "Bumsenbomber."
- Tunte, die
gay, transvestite
used for "obviously" homosexual persons
- Tussi
young girl
geile Tussi: good looking girl
- v
- verpissen, sich (verb)
- +
to go away (literally: piss oneself away)
Verpiß Dich! = go away!
- vögeln (verb, intrans.)
to fuck (each other)
very widely used in the 1970s and early 80s.
- w
- weisser Bart (male noun)
- +
similar to pearl necklace, white {sperm} beard
semen on one's chin after fellatio
- wichsen (verb, intransitive)
to masturbate
the transitive usage with the original meaning 'to polish' as in "Schuhe wichsen" is falling into disuse.
- wixen (verb, intransitive)
to masturbate
alternative spelling: wichsen
- Wixer, der
- +
masturbator, asshole
generally used as an insult. alternative spelling: Wichser
- z
- Zuhälter, der (noun)
A pimp
- zusammenscheißen (verb, transitive, seperable prefix)
- +
to scold, to reprimand s.b.
much more aggressive than 'anscheißen'
- Ö
- Ödbacke, die
boring person
literal translation: boring cheek

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