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What are your favorite examples of German words making it into English? (lemmy.world)
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[–] scorpionix@feddit.de 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Schadenfreude

Zeitgeist

Kindergarten

[–] nodimetotie@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Haven't heard Schadenfreude, good one to know

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Tanking joy in someone else's suffering