German Words to Avoid - P
Inappropriate, Offensive, or Vulgar Words
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ACHTUNG! WARNING! Some people may find the words and expressions in this German glossary objectionable. This is a special glossary of slang words and other expressions in German that need to be used with caution—or simply avoided.
P
der Pariser condom, rubber ("Parisian")
der Penis (-se) penis
die Pflaume (vulgar) vulva (lit., "prune")
der Phallus phallus, penis
das Phallussymbol (-e) phallic symbol
der Piefke (PEEF-kah) Kraut, Heini, Jerry (German person)
Austrians use this word as a disparaging term for a German, somewhat like the Mexican use of "gringo" for an American. Even in Germany, a Piefke is a "pompous idiot," so it is not a word to be used lightly. Ein kleiner Piefke is a "little pipsqueak."
pinkeln to pee, go pee-pee (children's talk)
die Pinkelpause (-n) toilet break/stop
der Pimmel tool, johnson, willy (penis)
der Piss piss
die Pisse piss
pissen to piss, pee
sich verpissen = to piss off, f--- off
der Po bottom, behind, butt
das Polster (-) cushion, upholstery; flab, beer belly, "spare tire"
Er hat ein ganz schönes Polster am Hintern. = He's got a fat behind.
Sie ist gut gepolstert. = She's well stacked.
das Präservativ condom, rubber
primitiv crude, crudely; primitive, primitively
Sei nicht so primitiv! = Don't be so crude!
die Puderdose "honey pot," vulva (lit., "powder compact")
der Puff bordello, brothel, whorehouse, cathouse
der Pup(s) (-e) stinky fart (odor), rude noise/fart
pupsen to fart, let one go
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