The German For...

The German for "could've would've should've" is "hätte hätte Fahrradkette" which means "could've, would've, bike chain"

The German for freckles is Sommersprossen which means summer sprouts

@AlexViladot Danke!

@thegermanfor Willkommen zurück!

The German for "keep your chin up!" is "Halt die Ohren steif!" which means keep your ears stiff.

The German for eyeball is der Augapfel which means eye-apple.

@Blebbi Oh you are so right. Where is @theitalianfor when you need them.

@thegermanfor Grammar nerds would say Grammatikgraffito. Graffiti is plural...

The German for graffiti is Graffiti. The German for grammar is Grammatik. The German for grammatical graffiti is Grammatikgraffiti?

@JahDuran @felicitysmith Oh this is an extremely meta question! I will consult the residents of TheGermanFor towers and see if we have an answer.

2/2 please note this is our regular reminder that the German for gums is Zahnfleisch which means tooth meat.

The German for being so tired that you are "running on empty" is "auf dem Zahnfleisch gehen" which means walking on one's gums 1/2

The German for a tip is das Trinkgeld which means drink money.

@jjcruiser @jessesingal Almost definitely.

@Foder This is the sort of sentiment German was invented for, but alas I do not know the word you need.

@rosegeorge3 I originally hashtagged it #Brexit but I became too depressed the minute I typed it, and deleted it.

The German for a back-and-forth discussion where decisions are made, remade, discussed and rediscussed, until gradually everything descends into chaos is der Hickhack.

@daz_tazer @EddyRhead 🤣🤣

Reactions to 280-character limit. US: Huh? Why? Japan: I can write novels in a tweet now. Germany: Wow, I can finally fit that 5th word in.

@theirishfor I would put money on mansplain being the first.

@LordOfStarbrook @owlySeni All words on this Twitter are offered without comment 😜

@owlySeni It is a fairly new coinage, but in useage.

The German for explain is erklären. The German for mansplain is herrklären.