Movies, Books & Games

Slang & Memes: German words for movies, books and games

The “Slang & Memes” set from the “Movies, Books & Games” goal. These are German words you can actually use — with translation, examples and pronunciation.

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Words in the “Slang & Memes” set

59 · German

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unwohl [ˈʊnvoːl] uncomfortable adjective Kanon [ˈkaːnɔn] canon noun shippen [ˈʃɪpən] ship verb Superfan [zuːpɐˌfan] stan noun Fandom [ˈfandɔm] fandom noun Fangemeinde [ˈfaŋəˌmaɪ̯ndə] fanbase noun Skill-Issue [ˈskɪlˌɪʃu] skill issue phrase wutentbrannt aussteigen [ˈvuːtɛntˌbʁant ˈaʊsˌʃtaɪ̯gn̩] rage quit phrase unpopuläre Meinung [ʊnˈpɔpʊˌlɛːʁə ˈmaɪ̯nʊŋ] unpopular opinion phrase steile These [ˈʃtaɪ̯lə ˈteːzə] hot take noun Wendung [ˈvɛndʊŋ] plot twist phrase gutes Zeichen [ˈgu̯təs ˈtsaɪ̯çn̩] green flag noun Warnsignal [ˈvaʁnziˌgnaːl] red flag phrase Ghosting [ˈgoʊstɪŋ] ghosting noun Seitenhieb [ˈzaɪtənˌhiːp] dig noun aufziehen [ˈaʊ̯fˌtsiːən] roast verb angeben [ˈangeˌbɛn] show off verb sus [zʊs] sus adjective irgendwie [ˈɪʁgn̩dviː] sorta adverb im Grunde [ɪm ˈgrʊndə] basically adverb wörtlich [ˈvœʁtlɪç] literally adverb im Ernst [ɪm ɛʁnst] for real phrase ganz im Ernst [gants ɪm ɛrnst] no cap phrase ganz ehrlich [gants ˈeːʁlɪç] highkey adverb insgeheim [ˈɪnʃgəˌhaɪ̯m] lowkey adverb legendär [lɛgɛnˈdɛːɐ] legendary adjective ikonisch [iˈkoːnɪʃ] iconic adjective nachvollziehbar [ˌnaχfɔlˈtsiːbaʁ] relatable adjective Rummel [ˈrʊm.l̩] hype noun zufällig [tsuˈfɛlɪç] random adjective brutal [bʁuˈtaːl] savage adjective peinlich [ˈpaɪ̯n.lɪç] awkward adjective fremdschämen [fʁɛmtˈʃɛː.mən] cringe verb Spam [ʃpam] spam noun Clickbait [ˈklɪkbeɪt] clickbait noun Troll [tʁol] troll noun Shitpost [ʃɪtpoʊst] shitpost noun Kommentarstrang [kɔmɛnˈtaʁʃtʁaŋ] comment thread phrase Hashtag [ˈhæʃtæg] hashtag noun Pointe [ˈpɔɪ̯ntə] punchline noun virales Meme [viːˈʁaːləs ˈmeːmə] viral meme phrase Reaktions-Meme [ʁeˈakʦjɔnsˌmeːmə] reaction meme phrase Insiderwitz [ˈɪnˌzaɪ̯dɐˌvɪts] inside joke noun Meme [ˈmeːmə] meme noun Slang [slaŋ] slang noun Bildunterschrift [ˈbɪl̩d̥ʊntɐʃʁɪft] caption noun Stimmung [ˈʃtɪmʊŋ] vibe noun Herausforderung [hɛʁaʊ̯sˌfɔʁdɐʊ̯ʁʊŋ] challenge noun Die Tendenz [diː tɛnˈdɛnts] tendency noun Stimmung Vibe noun drehen twist verb irgendwie sorta adverb sich stellen Confront verb Klima climate noun Herausforderungen challenges noun zog in Zweifel challenged verb Summen buzz noun brennt burns verb Atmosphäre atmosphere noun

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