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This is a list of pseudo-German words adapted from the German language in such a way that their meanings in English are not readily understood by native speakers of German (usually because of the new circumstances in which these words are used in English).
- blitz or "
the Blitz" (chiefly British use) – The sustained attack by the German
Luftwaffe during 1940–1941, which began after the
Battle of Britain. It was adapted from "
Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). The word "Blitz" (a bolt of lightning) was not used in German in its aerial-war aspect; it acquired an entirely new usage in English during
World War II.
In British English, 'blitz' is also used as a verb in a culinary context, to mean liquidise in a blender, a food processor or with a handheld blender stick.[ citation needed]
For the use of 'blitz' in American football, see Blitz (gridiron football); in rugby union, see Blitz defence; for other uses, see blitz. - hock (British only) – A German white wine. The word is derived from Hochheim am Main, a town in Germany.
- nix – nothing; its use as a verb (reject, cancel) [1] is not used in German; synonymous with eighty-six. From the German word 'nichts' (nothing).
- Mox nix! – From the German phrase, Es macht nichts! Often used by U.S. service personnel to mean "It doesn't matter" or "It's not important". [2]
- strafe – In its sense of "to machine-gun troop assemblies and columns from the air", 'strafe' is an adaptation of the German verb strafen (to punish).
Wiktionary has a category on
English pseudo-loans from German.
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^ Owen W. Linzmayer (1999).
Apple Confidential. San Francisco: No Starch Press. p. 242.
ISBN
9781886411289 – via
Internet Archive.
... after Jobs had nixed the spin-off ...
- ^ Partridge, Eric (1986). A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-415-05916-9.
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List of pseudo-German words adapted to English)
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This is a list of pseudo-German words adapted from the German language in such a way that their meanings in English are not readily understood by native speakers of German (usually because of the new circumstances in which these words are used in English).
- blitz or "
the Blitz" (chiefly British use) – The sustained attack by the German
Luftwaffe during 1940–1941, which began after the
Battle of Britain. It was adapted from "
Blitzkrieg" (lightning war). The word "Blitz" (a bolt of lightning) was not used in German in its aerial-war aspect; it acquired an entirely new usage in English during
World War II.
In British English, 'blitz' is also used as a verb in a culinary context, to mean liquidise in a blender, a food processor or with a handheld blender stick.[ citation needed]
For the use of 'blitz' in American football, see Blitz (gridiron football); in rugby union, see Blitz defence; for other uses, see blitz. - hock (British only) – A German white wine. The word is derived from Hochheim am Main, a town in Germany.
- nix – nothing; its use as a verb (reject, cancel) [1] is not used in German; synonymous with eighty-six. From the German word 'nichts' (nothing).
- Mox nix! – From the German phrase, Es macht nichts! Often used by U.S. service personnel to mean "It doesn't matter" or "It's not important". [2]
- strafe – In its sense of "to machine-gun troop assemblies and columns from the air", 'strafe' is an adaptation of the German verb strafen (to punish).
Wiktionary has a category on
English pseudo-loans from German.
-
^ Owen W. Linzmayer (1999).
Apple Confidential. San Francisco: No Starch Press. p. 242.
ISBN
9781886411289 – via
Internet Archive.
... after Jobs had nixed the spin-off ...
- ^ Partridge, Eric (1986). A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: British and American, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-415-05916-9.