Languages › German German Teenage Slang Print Jutta Klee@Getty German Vocabulary History & Culture Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar By Ingrid Bauer Ingrid Bauer German Language Expert M.A., German Studies, McGill University B.A., German and French Ingrid Bauer, who is fluent in German, has been teaching and tutoring the German language since 1996. She has a teaching degree and an M.A. in German studies. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on March 01, 2017 The following is a handful of German slang that can be heard at times from teenagers. Keep in mind that not all German teenagers speak this way and that slang may vary from region to region. A-L Read More Learn Synonyms in German - Deutsche Synonyme By Hyde Flippo äugeln - to flirtabgallen - to throw upAmateurlocken - matted hairAtze - buddyBarrio - hang-out placeBD - stupidbuggi - to not care (Das ist buggi -> Es ist mir egal – I don’t care)Büffelbude - schoolchillen - to chill, relaxcremig - coolDrahtfresse - teenager with bracesDrinni someone who stays home all the timedissent - to get upsetdullie - dumb personEmo - from Emotional Hardcore Punk, signifies an emotional personfitnieren - to train in a fitness centerfriedhofsblond - gray-hairedFresskick - eating frenzyfroggy - crazygediegen - coolgruscheln - comes from grüßen (greet) and kuscheln (cuddle)Güllebunker - toiletHasenhirn - an idiotHeulsuse - woman that cries a lotHirni - an idiotHomie - buddyHood - neighbourhoodIkeakind - a Swedeimba - cooljedn -> auf jeden Fall – absolutely/ of courseKackpappe - toilet paperknorke - awesomeKörperklaus - clumsy, awkward personKP - kein PlanLabertasche - blabbermouthlolen – to laugh out loudlush - cool M - Z Mcdreamy - Prince CharmingMOF -> Mensch ohne Freunde – Person without friendsmöbt - nerve-rackingMcDonalds – overgrown eyebrowsmegamäßig – super bigOmega – loseroverlappt – totally uncoolphat – very goodrolexen – to boastSchnaddadeng! – Here, look!swag - very cooltrollig – dumbUnderbomber – underwearunst – coolvolle Möhre – awesomewambo – grosszappo – the end Also check out an overview of German youth slang over the 20th century by Spiegel.de Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Bauer, Ingrid. "German Teenage Slang." ThoughtCo, Feb. 16, 2021, thoughtco.com/german-teenage-slang-1444364. Bauer, Ingrid. (2021, February 16). German Teenage Slang. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/german-teenage-slang-1444364 Bauer, Ingrid. "German Teenage Slang." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/german-teenage-slang-1444364 (accessed April 23, 2024). copy citation