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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Some German speakers say "Erdapfel" which is literally "earth apple."

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In Dutch, a potato is called aardappel, which literally translates to "earth apple" (aarde meaning "earth" and appel meaning "apple").

[–] HornedMeatBeast 13 points 4 months ago

Unsurprisingly, similar for us in Afrikaans.

"Aartappel"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Swabian word Grombira comes from literally "ground pear"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

"Grumbern" is the same in parts of Frankonia.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Isnt that most common in Austria

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's my understanding. Though I have only visited the Kartoffel regions myself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I know the Germans near the Czech border are also calling it erdapfel sometimes but in southern Bavaria and Austria it's the norm from my experience.

[–] Miphera 1 points 4 months ago

I'm in Bavaria, and my grandparents used to say Erdapfel, though for any generations after that I've only ever heard them say Kartoffel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

It's probably the Germans living near French, who've had bad influences.