1. The German word for a hen-pecked husband is "pantoffelheld" which translated to...
2. The German word for excess weight gained from emotional eating is "kummerspeck," which translates to...
3. The German phrase for a mnemonic device is "eselsbrücke," which translates to...
4. And the word for gums is "zahnfleisch" or...
5. The word for a large grin, like the Cheshire Cat's grin, is "honigkuchenpferd"...
6. A tangle of cables is called a "kabelsalat"...
7. And the German word for "squid" is...
8. "Gloves" are called...
9. And another word Germans have for "asshole" is...
10. And while we're at it, they call a "cannonball" (like into a swimming pool) an...
11. Another word for "bike" is...
12. When you turn tail and run in Germany, you make...
13. The German expression for the ability to endure a situation is "sitzfleisch" which translates to...
14. Another word Germans have for society is "dunstkreis," which means...
15. A mental image is called a "kopfkino," which translates to...
16. And a flip book is a "daumenkino," which is a...
17. The German word for "ivory" is...
18. The Germans have a word for the estimated number of unreported crimes, which is "dunkelziffer," and it translates to...
19. The German expression for a naive miscalculation is...
20. And finally, the German word for a lower back tattoo is...
This post was translated from German.