Some new German words due to COVID
The German dictionary has expanded by over 1200 words since the coronavirus was discovered. I thought I would share some of them with you! I tried to put in ( ) if there is a direct english translation
Kuschelkontakt: (cuddle contact) The person that is specifically only used for “cuddles”. Please note the quotation marks! 🙂
Abstandbier: Drinking beer while keeping socially distanced
Todesküsschen: (Kiss of death) This is used when someone comes up and gives you a kiss on the cheek, but you are afraid of catching germs.
Maskentrottel: (Mask idiot) When someone wears their mask underneath their nose.
Überzoomed: Stressed out by too many video calls.
CoronaFußgruß: A greeting made by touching feet instead of shaking hands.
Hamsteritis: The tendancy to hard food and other supplies like what happened at the start of the pandemic
I especially like maskentrottle!
That is a good one!