02 January, 2021

Foreign Word of the Day: Backpfeifengesicht

There are words we need to borrow from other languages.  From German, that word of the day is “backpfeifengesicht”.  Backpfeifengesicht” is a colloquial word.  It is a portmanteau of “backpfeife”, which could mean “punch” or “slap”; and “gesicht”, which means “face”.  Put together, it translates as “a face in need of a slap or punch”.




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