Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
08/15-(Blondine)
English translation:
ordinary-looking
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David Wallace
Apr 23, 2006 15:13
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German term
08/15-Blondine
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Slang
An der Bar läuft mir eine 08/15-Blondine mit Schulmädchenzöpfen über den Weg.
Presumably they mean something like "dumb blonde". But what does the 08/15 refer to?
Presumably they mean something like "dumb blonde". But what does the 08/15 refer to?
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moser.ilja
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ordinary-looking
08/15 is an expression from the armz slang of
world war 2.
08/15 was the most common army pistol in Germany
world war 2.
08/15 was the most common army pistol in Germany
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garden-variety blonde / run-of-the-mill blonde
something like that
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Werner Hehn
: Yes! 08/15 just means "ordinary" or "everyday" -like a million others. In other words she is not unusual(ly attractive).
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Ian M-H (X)
: common or garden, standard issue, regular...
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run-of-the-mill blonde
08/15 is off-the-rack or
Does the other connotation of "Null-acht-fünfzig" come from this abbreviation?
Don't you mean "Null-acht-fünfzehn", used for "plain vanilla", "pure standard"?
http://forum.wordreference.com/archive/index.php?t-28416.htm...
Does the other connotation of "Null-acht-fünfzig" come from this abbreviation?
Don't you mean "Null-acht-fünfzehn", used for "plain vanilla", "pure standard"?
http://forum.wordreference.com/archive/index.php?t-28416.htm...
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Textklick
: What I'd say
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: this would be my take,too, very common term here
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your typical blonde
08/15 means standard or typical.
You could therefore also use "your typical blonde".
You could therefore also use "your typical blonde".
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quintessential blonde
another option
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24/7 blonde
Just another (very contemporary) alternative to regular X etc.
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unassuming
This (feminist) perspective suggests that the blonde herself is unassuming i.e. not pretentious- hence the 'Schulmädchenzöpfe'. I don't know if that makes sense in your context.
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