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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago (4 children)

You guys have a word for this??? We have words like Weltschmerz or Schadenfreude but having a word for this is wild

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 months ago

Less a formalized word and more a turn of phrase

We have a lot of them for sex related stuff due to a looooooong history of how the culture around what's considered vulgar has developed

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Oh we got a word for schadenfreude, it's called electoral politics here.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I guess that's the new zeitgeist now

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Rather the Gestalt of society

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Zeitgeist is also a great outdoors bar in San Francisco.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That looks like a vegan bar/burger joint/ pizza place in San Diego

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Warum liegt da Strohrum?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The latest German word that I particularly appreciate is backpfeifengesicht.

Google translates it to: a face in need of a fist.