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IcyPeas

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6. okay, had to look that word up.....

Reply to niyad (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 14, 2022, 02:07 PM

Aug 2022

but I'll never be able to spell it. LOL

This is one of those strange words that’s uniquely German with no English equivalent. The word Backpfeife means “punch/slap” (on the cheek/face) and Gesicht means “face”. The word Backpfeifengesicht therefore means something along the lines of “a face that’s begging to be slapped” – or punched. Or hurt. You get the picture.

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Backpfeifengesicht. I nearly lost my lunch. niyad Aug 2022 #4

okay, had to look that word up..... IcyPeas Aug 2022 #6

One colloquial translation is "face badly in need of a fist". niyad Aug 2022 #7

Note: the term District Attorney has the word "attorney" in it. dumbass IcyPeas Aug 2022 #5