The Alternative German Dictionary
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- a
- abpoofen (verb, reflexive)
-
to take a nap or doze off
implies laziness; not proper cocktail party diction.
- abrauchen (verb)
-
be destroyed, explode
Was machen Sie, wenn Ihnen die Kiste abraucht?! - What will you do if the thing gets destroyed?! -- Ethymology: Rauch = smoke; rauchen = to smoke -- Literal translation: 'to smoke away'
- abschädeln
- +
to booze
- abspritzen (verb, intrans)
- +
to ejaculate
- amtlich
-
propper, good in a cool way
- 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
- Arschlecker (noun, m)
- +
arse licker
used as insult or as pejorative reference to somebody
- Arschloch, das
-
anus; detrimental person
derogatory; second meaning very common nowadays.
- Arschlochkarte ziehen, die
-
to be down on one's luck
to get the blank
- Aufreisser, der (noun, m)
-
?
literally: someboby who (tries to) tears open somebody else (girls usually) less often used in the femal version: Aufreisserin Der alte Aufreisser hat sie rumgekriegt! - This old fucker got her!
- b
- baggern (verb, intrans.)
-
to approach
to approach one or more persons (usually of the opposite sex) with sexual intentions
- Bert (masc. noun)
- +
complete idiot.
Also an out-of-fashion first name.
- 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
- Bierficker (masc. noun)
- +
insult; literally 'beerfucker'
could mean 'someone whose dick is so small that it fits into the opening of a beer bottle'. maybe that's why it's an insult.
- blasen (verb)
-
to give a blow-job
usage: jemandem einen blasen
- bollern
- +
to fuck
- braut, die (noun)
-
bride
General meaning: bride. When used by teens or twens also meaning: Very nice and cute girl. Example: He, schau dir mal die Braut dort an ! --> Hey, look at this bird !
- 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.
- Fischkopf (noun)
-
"Fishhead" Somebody from the northern provinces
- 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
- Fünf gegen einen
-
masturbation
- 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
- Gertrud
- +
fucky girl, woman,whore,bitch...etc...
- 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.
- Göbelmasse, die (fem. nom.)
-
alcoholic drinks
Er hat sich kübelweise Göbelmasse in den Kopp gekippt. He drank quite a lot of alcohol. lit: vomitsubstance
- göbeln (verb, intrans)
-
to vomit
- h
- Hinterlader, der (noun, m)
- -
breech-loader
also used as weak insult for male, passive homosexuals litteraly: charged from behind
- Hosenscheisser, der
- +
Someone who always shits in their pants
a common insult
- 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
- Jabolo (masc. noun)
-
Informal greeting or harmless insult
A bit of a cult in the Southwest of Germany. Example: Jabolo, Schleim was geht? Fore more details check out the Jabolo Homepage at http://www.ee.ed.ac.uk/~ee3kv/jabolo.html
- jemandem einen blasen
-
to give somebody a blow job
- k
- kacken (verb, intr.)
-
to shit
- Kennsch de Wayne? (Wayne intressiert's?)
- +
Who the fuck cares?
Quite offensive if you say it to someone who's just told you something they consider interesting.
- kiffen
-
to get high, to toke
- Kippe, die (noun, feminine singular)
-
cigarette
Example: Hast du mal 'ne Kippe?
- Kiste, die (noun, f.)
-
female breasts, tits
esp. used when the tits are big (Die hat eine große Kiste = She has big tits)
- Kitzler (noun, masculine)
-
Clitoris
Commonly used. Roughly equivalent to the short form "clit" in English.
- Klampfe (fem. noun)
-
guitar
- 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
- krank (adjective)
-
sick (having her period)
a common way for a woman to let a gentleman know that she's flying the red flag: "ich bin krank". It could of course be lots of other things, and only the context will make it clear (he's ready to roll in the hay, and she's less than enthusiastic).
- Krumbaschniedschie (mas. noun)
-
german potatoe pancake (Trier slang)
- 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
- Möpse (noun,pl.)
-
boobs, female breasts
see official lotto slogan 'ran an die möpse'
- 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
- q
- Querfotze (fem. noun)
- ++
Literally 'cunt going sideways'
Only say it if you want to really offend a woman.
- 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)
- Rottler (masc. noun)
- +
wanker
Hessian term.
- runterholen, sich einen
-
to masturbate
- s
- Sack, der
-
testicles, balls
- Sackratten
-
lousy animals,nisting at the balls,not funny
- 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 (fem. noun)
- -
penis
child language.
- Schnecke, die (noun, f.)
-
handsome female persone
literal 'snail', of course considered offensive by feminists
- Schniedel, der (noun)
-
penis
funny expression, not offensive
- Schnitte, die (n.)
-
chick
Schau dir 'mal die Schnitte an! (Look at that chick!)
- schnitten nageln
- +
to nail some chicks
common slang
- Schnittenalarm (n.)
-
lit. chickalarm, means "that there are some chicks around"
- Schoßglatze,die (fem, nom)
-
circumcision
He is circumcised. / Er hat eine Schoßglatze lit.: bald-headed lap
- schrullen, abschrullen (verb)
- +
to piss
Example: Muss schrullen wie's Tier!
- Schwaadlappen (noun)
-
cologne dialect for a person who talks endlessly
Du bist mir aber ein Schwaadlappen
- 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
- Torte
-
Pretty Woman, Foxy Lady
Hey, Torte komm mal her zu mir!
- 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."
- tuete, die (noun)
-
Joint
The common way for young people to say 'joint'. Example: Gib mir mal die Tuete rueber - Pass me the joint.
- Tunte, die
-
gay, transvestite
used for "obviously" homosexual persons
- Tussi
-
young girl
geile Tussi: good looking girl
- v
- verdammter Schweinehund (neut. noun)
-
idiot; absolute moron; dodo
Pronounced fair-DAHM-tir SHVINE-hoont; means, literally, "Damned pigdog." Can be used as an expletive: "Ach! Verdammter Schweinhund!" or as an insult: "Du bist ein verdammter Schweinhund." Means stupid in a sloppy, revolting, or ridiculous way. Uncommon.
- 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
- wegflexen, jemanden (inf. verb)
- +
to flatten someone
Er hat ihn weggeflext. He knocked him over.
- 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.
- wie's Tier (expression)
-
like an animal
Very popular in the Southwest to emphasize what you say.
- wixen (verb, intransitive)
-
to masturbate
alternative spelling: wichsen
- Wixer, der
- +
masturbator, asshole
generally used as an insult. alternative spelling: Wichser
- Wo hockt de Bus?
- +
Who the fuck cares?
Literally 'where is the bus?'
- 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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