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German Words to Avoid - W

Inappropriate, Offensive, or Vulgar Words

A Special Slang Dictionary

An annotated German-English Glossary
of “bad” Words and Expressions

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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.

W

warmer Bruder  gay man, homosexual (lit. "warm brother")

das Weib (-er)  broad
das Weibstück (-e)  bitch
   See Feindgruppen for a list of other feminist and ethnic slurs.

das Weichei  wimp (lit. "soft egg")

weißer Spiesser  WASP ("White Anglo-Saxon Protestant")

wichsen  to jerk off, masturbate
der Wichser  jerk-off, wanker

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