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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