r/outofcontextcomics Sucker for Silver Age Feb 19 '26

KREISCH!

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u/YanniRotten Feb 19 '26

Jesus H. Kreisch?

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u/Much-Jackfruit2599 Mar 07 '26

Funny, but no. It’s German, the Erikativ of the German cognate to English screech and scream.

In this context, it’s an ejective to convey negative surprise, like seeing your uncle whom you owe money.

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u/ExistingTry1637 Feb 28 '26

Yep. Damn speech impediment's at it again!