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Stephanie Wloch Germany Local time: 16:10 Member (2003) Dutch to German
Es war ne geile Zeit
Aug 28, 2009
ag_translations wrote: I don't think younger speakers use it much. They tend to use "krass" or "voll krass" at the moment. I wonder what will be the next "cool" term to arise... And whether "krass" will be used as long as "geil"...
No, no, you are wrong. "Krass" is not that established as "geil". For example: "geiler Urlaub" 10.500 Hits "krasser Urlaub" just 300 hits. In addition sometimes "krass" has a negative connotation, but "geil" never.
The song "Geile Zeit" by Juli is some kind of a hymn for a lot of kids. Released in 2004, but you can hear it everyday on radiostations aimed at kids and youngsters. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K7lDABqW80
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Stephanie Wloch Germany Local time: 16:10 Member (2003) Dutch to German
Vergeilen ist ungeil
Aug 28, 2009
Samuel Murray wrote: The word "geil" in Afrikaans means "fast-growing" and usually refers to plants only. The sexual connotation is very rare in Afrikaans, and never literal.
That's interesting, because "vergeilen" is a technical term (botany) for a fast growing plant that has not enough light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiolation
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On the related links, that song has a New York Horny Remix. Which might suggest that at least one person took it that way
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Rad Graban (X) United Kingdom Local time: 15:10 English to Slovak + ...
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Hilarious
Aug 28, 2009
Tuliparola wrote: That's interesting, because "vergeilen" is a technical term (botany) for a fast growing plant that has not enough light. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiolation
This is really funny and very interesting at the same time. I never expected that my innocent question will result in such interesting linguistic information from so many languages. :~)))) Thank you all! :~))))
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juvera Local time: 15:10 English to Hungarian + ...
I wonder what the meaning is /was in Austria
Aug 30, 2009
ag_translations wrote:
krass It still is used in that way by many, also educated, speakers in an informal context. I don't think younger speakers use it much. They tend to use "krass" or "voll krass" at the moment. I wonder what will be the next "cool" term to arise... And whether "krass" will be used as long as "geil"...
In Hungarian the word is borrowed from Austrian German, probably a very long time ago, and it means sickly, cloying, syrupy, nauseating (too sweet, ower the top) - taste, style, behaviour, etc.
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