![]() This term means that a deep feeling of frustration airs whenever you see the face of a backpfeifengesicht. If you (or anyone else) has a backpfeifengesicht, it quite literally means you have a ‘punchable face’. When you feel ‘weltschmerz’, you feel like the world will always fail to meet your expectations because humans are prone to some kind of pain throughout their existence. Weltschmerz refers to the feeling we get when we’re saddened by something like the news or a homeless person in need. It describes a great sense of freedom and is derived from the words ‘storm’ and ‘free’ to sum up an emotion. SturmfreiĮver had that total feeling of freedom when you have the house all to yourself? That’s what sturmfrei means. In a way, it’s like a ‘mid-life crisis’ in English. Torschlusspanik combines the English words gate + shut + panic, so it can be used whenever you need to do something big in your life, but you’re pressed for time. ![]() This word sums up the feeling of getting older and not having much time left to attend to the things on your ‘bucket list’. In fact, many people casually use these words in English conversations without realizing that it reflects German culture. ![]() ![]() Are you interested in learning German but need a little break from the traditional language lessons? Here’s a roundup of German words you may not see in an average lesson but are widely used. ![]()
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