Germans
People from Germany, a country in Central Europe.
| Term | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf | Hitler, of course. Generally thought of the worst person ever. | |
| Autobahn | German for freeway. Refers to the idea that Adolf Hitler build the autobahn for war. | |
| Bazi | "Bazi" is a Bavarian/Southern German term for a loveable crook. Pronounced "baht-see" | |
| Blockhead | Refers to the shape of their heads. Term dates back to the beginning of time. Used a lot by Charles M. Schulz in "The Peanuts" comics & cartoons. | |
| Boche | The French called the Germans this in WWII. "Boche" is short for "alcaboche" or cabbage-head. | |
| Bosch | French WW2 term. Name of a big german tool and machine producer? | |
| Boxhead | Germans typically have, or are thought to have, rather square heads. | |
| Fischkopf | "Fish-head" used by southern Germans for northern Germans | |
| Fritz | Russians in WWII called Germans Fritzes, a common German name in those days (short for Friedrich). Also, Germany was ruled by several emperors (Kaiser) with the name Friedrich. | |
| Germ | Being a plague to humans, sickening them | |
| Grout | WWII. | |
| Hans Bitterman | Personifies the humourless German | |
| Heinee | Possibly from the root name, "Hein." | |
| Herm | Herman the German - self-explanatory. | |
| Hitler | Self-explanatory. | |
| Hun | Used against Germans. Derives from Attila the Hun comparisons made by British propaganda in World War I after Kaiser Wilhelm II encouraged his troops to be as fierce as the Huns. | |
| Jam Bun | Cockney slang for Hun (See: Hun) | |
| Jerry | Apparently used since World War I. Jerry was a British nickname for "chamberpot", and was a reference to the shape of the helmets the germans wore in WWI. | |
| Jew Burner | Refers to Jewish Holocaust during WW2. | |
| Jew Killer | Reference to the Holocaust. | |
| Kaiser | Referance to World War One. | |
| Kartoffel | Called this by foreigners because they think Germans eat a lot of potatos (Kartoffel) | |
| Kossy | Cossack tribes who lived in Northern Germany | |
| Kraftwerk | Early German Techno Band | |
| Kraut | Short for sauerkraut, a popular German food. | |
| Mof/Moffen | Used by the Dutch in the 2nd World War. | |
| Nazi | Self-explanatory. | |
| Piffke | Pronounced "pif - ka." Used by Bavarians/Austrians to refer to North Germans (after a famous Prussian with the last name "Pieffke"). | |
| Saupreiss | Austrians and Bavarians use it for Northern Germans. Preiss is Austrian dialect for Preusse (Prussian) and a Sau is a female pig. | |
| Schleu | Frech slur during WWI; common German consonant combination that is unpleasent sounding to French speakers | |
| Schmeisser | WWII term for a German soldier, derived from a machine gun of the same make. | |
| Shit-Eater | Feces eating is a fetish that originated in Germany, otherwise known as scat sex or shit sex eg. shit eating, rubbing shit, etc. | |
| Volkswagen | Self explanatory. |