154 German Words That Don't Translate - Does Not Translate

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Fernweh·The opposite of homesickness.

Kampfbegriff·A loaded word that a certain group uses a lot.

Sondern?·A question meaning If that's not correct, then what is?.

Pasch·Rolling the same number on two dice.

Doch·Double negative.

Splitterfasernackt·Naked, but like really, really naked.

Totschweigen·Making something go away by never ever talking about it.

Heißhunger·A sudden appetite for something specific, often something sweet (literally means hot hunger).

Besucherritze·Visitors Crack.

Fressen·To eat (but only animals fressen).

Dreikäsehoch·A toddler, literally as high as three loaves of cheese.

Pustekuchen!·When something doesn't turn out or you don't get something as you expect.

Alkoholleichen·Drunk people wandering home late at night/early morning.

Notgeil·Being so horny it's an emergency.

Kummerspeck·'Grief Bacon', the weight you gain from overeating while upset.

Mahnmal·A specialised form of memorial, which would be Denkmal. mahnen means to remind, caution, urge, Mal is the -ial part. Hence why Holocaust memorial is a very, very fuzzy translation.

Schadenfreude·The pleasure derived from observing others' misfortune.

Strohwitwer·Literally straw widow. Noun: A husband who's home alone while his wife is out of town.

Bildungslücke·A gap in your education or your knowledge of pop culture.

Zwiebacksäge·A particularly loud moped.

Wegzehrung·Food you take with you to eat while travelling.

Mitdenken·To keep up with the cognitive flow of the present endeavor.

Schwarzfahren·The act of riding on public transport without a ticket.

Nachäffen·Repeating/Imitating what someone says in a mocking fashion.

Artgerecht·Describes appropriate living conditions for an animal.

Drei-Liter-Blutspender·A badass (literally three-liter blood donor).

Ebenda·Used to indicate that somebody died in the same place they were born.

Kuckuckskind·(noun) Literally cuckoo's child: A child who is not raised by their biological father, but is raised by another man who (wrongly) assumes he is the biological father.

Kopfkino·Lit. 'mind-cinema'. The unvoluntary thoughts of usually bad, disgusting or scary things or situation caused by hearing them mentioned or talked about.

Aufhänger·An idea or event that gets a discussion or conversation started (both in a journalistic and casual context).