The Germans have a word for all your hard-to-process Trump emotions

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Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/02/01/fuchsteufelswild.html

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I thought backpfeifengesicht meant “face that must be slapped” not shithole, but maybe I’m just not reading the image right. You kids with your meems and jocularity.

I too love German compound nouns.

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They can get a little ridiculous… just use a new word!

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Shithole is a modifier, not a translation.

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However, please note that Backpfeifengesicht already applies before he opens his mouth. If he does, he sounds clearly like a Arschgesicht with Wortdurchfall.

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Yes. Yes, we do.

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I prefer Arsch mit Ohren, but that’s not a compound word.

Das Leben ist ungerecht. Mist.

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The infallible Google Translate replies “a face in need of a fist”. I like that one regardless of accuracy.

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That would be INEFFICIENT.

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How about Arschgeige then?

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Off topic, but just in case:
Ich bin enttäuscht.

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perhaps they could annex some nearby peaceful words?

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Also, from my dad’s childhood in Berlin: Doppelverdienergesicht, translates as “dual-income face” but means your face deserves to be slapped twice

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Sackgesicht.
Probably more fitting for Donnie.

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Ha I like it. Will use it from now on.

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