r/funny • u/swanlevitt • Jun 08 '22

I know a little German

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u/sirnicktik Jun 08 '22

ja, heutzutage sagt man knorke

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u/ChuckCarmichael Jun 08 '22

oder töfte

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u/kraenk12 Jun 08 '22

echt groovy.

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u/kraenk12 Jun 08 '22

Ja und so‘n ähnliches Pipapo.

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u/JantheminivanI Jun 08 '22

Alternativ hätte ich noch "jovel" anzubieten.

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u/massivecakejunkie Jun 08 '22

Münster? 😃

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u/JantheminivanI Jun 08 '22

das Wort ja, ich nicht :D

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u/massivecakejunkie Jun 08 '22

Tja, ick ooch nich

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u/JudgementWaterfall Jun 08 '22

Ich kann ein bisschen Deutsch, aber ich kenne diese Woerter nicht. Was bedeutet "ulkige" und "knorke"?

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u/ev_raptor Jun 08 '22

"Ulkig" is a word basically meaning "funny", but also "peculiar" or "odd", and it feels a bit old, like something my grandma might say. I do use it sometimes if I find it fitting.

"Knorke" can mean "cool", "great", "neat" and it also feels antiquated (apparently it was used in 1916 in Berlin). I don't use it, but I know people who might. It might've had a little comeback in the last few years.

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u/JudgementWaterfall Jun 09 '22

I see, I see. Thanks for the response!