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Ill start:

"Me cago en tus muertos" - ill shit all over your dead relatives. Spanish.

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[–] [email protected] 245 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Teletubbyzurückwinker.

Someone that waves back at the Teletubbies.

[–] SkyezOpen 70 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Specific and evocative as fuck. German really is amazing.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Inventing stupid words for "weak" people like that is an ancient German running gag. Like Schattenparker (someone who parks in the shade) or Warmduscher (someone who likes warm showers). It's always tongue-in-cheek and no serious insult.

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