Word of the day

[gcursor]

Okay...time for another deep, thought-provoking question....

 

Name a word that everytime you hear it or think of it, you end up chuckling.

 

I like: Fahrvergnügen

[Juan Vancouver]

Is Fahrvergnügen a word?

 

Enquiring ESL'rs want to know!

[Guest Rich.]

Name a word that everytime you hear it or think of it, you end up chuckling.

 

Men.

 

Richard

[Guest rodeo]

 

I like: Fahrvergnügen

 

Say the word!

[+ deej]

Is Fahrvergnügen a word?

 

Enquiring ESL'rs want to know!

 

From Wikipedia: German term meaning "driving enjoyment" in English (from fahren, "to drive," and Vergnügen, "enjoyment"). It was used in a Volkswagen advertising campaign some years back. (I always wondered if it was a real word too.)

 

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Schadenfreude (happiness at the misfortune of others) is another German word we've sort of adopted. There's even a song about it:

 

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[+ purplekow]

It is German and was used in a Volkswagen commercial. I am not sure it is a real German word but as far as i know, there is not a English meaning to this word other than the translation. I see Deej has beat me to the Schadenfreude post as well as this. Too fast for me deej.

 

Best part of the song Nicky: Schadenfreude, is that some kind of Nazi word.

Gary: Yes it is German meaning happiness at the misfortune of others

Nicky: Gee, that really is German.

[Steven_Draker]

As one who drives a WV Golf, I can convey the joy ...

 

Although we don't use this word in our everyday vocabulary, it does have a meaning ...

 

 

Similar to Deej I thought immediately about "Schadenfreude"

 

 

"Being on the elevator when somebody shouts "Hold the door!"

 

"No!!!"

Schadenfreude!

 

"Fuck you lady, that's what stairs are for!"

Nazi ... for sure

[+ Charlie]

Funny how it is often German words that have this effect. For me it is "Gemuetlichkeit", which means "cosyness", but it always conjures the image of a chubby, aging pervert with a bad toupee, in a sitting room full of overstuffed Biedermeier furniture, and lots of Victorian bric-a-brac, sipping "cafe mit schlag" while daydreaming about some adolescent thug he saw on the street on the way home from the pastry shop.

[cany10011]

For me, the Scottish word "kerfuffle" brings to mind a chicken fluttering about and kicking up dust. Perfect description for a commotion or fuss.

[Guest thedolphinsofaugust]

For me, it would be those funny Jewish (Yiddish) words like "yenta," "plotz," and "schmendrick."

[+ sam.fitzpatrick]

I can't explain it, but "onomatopoeia" always gives me a chuckle.

[Lookin]

For me, it would be those funny Jewish (Yiddish) words like "yenta," "plotz," and "schmendrick."

Same here. Yiddish seems designed from the ground up to amuse. I once saw a Mercedes with the license plate TSURIS and laughed all the way home.

[justaguy]

Lookin, thanks for a new word.

[leigh.bess.toad]

For me, it's another Yiddish word -- verklempt. I just think the sound at the end of the word with the p-t is funny.

[justaguy]

Verklempt has changed for me. Now it reminds me of Project Runway.

[+ Tygerscent]

Word of the Day is "Legs" Spread the word~

 

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Okay...time for another deep, thought-provoking question....

 

Name a word that everytime you hear it or think of it, you end up chuckling.

 

I like: Fahrvergnügen

[justaguy]

Tyger, that's a cheeky response. I like it :-)

[+ Tygerscent]

Tongue in Cheek?

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Tyger, that's a cheeky response. I like it :-)

[Guest Rich.]

Tongue in Cheek?

Tyger!

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Signature?... or... Essay?!

 

Richard

[Guest Rich.]

Forgot... the postscript... :o

 

Tyger~!

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There's beauty & hope in realizing that what humankind fails to understand, Truth's already provided the answers to. (Tyger David HLF)

Life isn't waiting for the storm to pass but, learning to dance in the rain. Anon

 

Richard

[Steven_Draker]

Schmetterling

 

http://fohn.net/monarch-butterfly-pictures/monarch-butterfly_large.jpg

 

English: Butterfly

 

Spanish: Mariposa

 

French: Papillon

 

German: Schmetterling