German Words to Avoid - Z
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.
Z
die Ziege (-n) bitch, cow (woman); lit. goat
See Feindgruppen for a list of other feminist and ethnic slurs.
die Zirkumzision/die Beschneidung circumcision
NOTE: Only about 15 percent of German men are circumcised, compared to about 80 percent in the U.S., or 40 percent in Canada and Australia. (Source: EuroCirc - www.eurocirc.org)
die Zuckerstange (slang) penis ("candy cane")
der Zuhälter (-) pimp
der Zungenkuss French kiss
der Zwitter hermaphrodite
zwitterhaft androgynous
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