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jmowreader

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6. There are better German words than that

Reply to Mira (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 4, 2016, 06:08 PM

Feb 2016

Schwanzsauger (cocksucker) comes to mind, as do Arschloch (asshole), Scheisskopf (shithead), Arschkrebs (ass cancer) and Schweinhund.

Backpfeifengesicht is a fun word, but not that many people in Germany use it.

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