Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei - Everything has an end, only a sausage has two

Schwamm drüber - dont worry about it (literally means "sponge about it")

salonfähig - socially acceptable (literally "salon-ready, salon-worthy)

Fremdscham - vicarious cringe/embarassment

Fernweh - away-sickness (opposite of homesickness, which German has too - Heimweh)

verschlimmbessern - to make something worse in a genuine attempt to improve it

  • garbology [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Handschuh - gloves, literally "hand shoe"

    Fausthandschuh - mittens, literally "fist hand shoe"