@jensclasen I would presume that "Ich fress nen Besen" is just short for "Wenn das stimmt fress ich nen Besen" ("If that's correct, I'll eat a broom"), which does make a whole lot more Sense.

@jensclasen TIL: "Bock haben" actually comes from a Romani phrase (the language of Sinti & Roma people).

@jensclasen did you make that up

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Man kann auch umgangssprachlich "nich ganz gar sein" - dann ist man einfach ein bisschen bekloppt. 😁

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And in some South German dialects "des isch gar / das ist gar" does not only mean that something is cooked. It can also mean that the thing in question, often something edible, has been finished (i.e. eaten up or emptied).

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*sprinkles some garum over the mess*

@jensclasen Das wort für "Ebenholz" (ebony) hat übrigens mit keiner dieser Bedeutungen zu tun.

Laut Wikipedia kommt das übrigens von ägyptisch "hbny"

@jensclasen halt > eben

@jensclasen perfect for car crashes

@jensclasen Dieser Toot ist bei mir direkt unter einem zu Lindner gelandet. I like it.

@jensclasen my favorite german word is "umfahren". it means both:
to drive around a person in order not to hurt him/her and the opposite
to drive over someone, probably to kill him/her...
pretty clever, you pick what you like...

@jensclasen What’s the German translation for the Jesus verse “I come quickly” that captures the indefinite time period?