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Definitions by Berlin Auslander Memes

A word meaning that you will mean example
“An example is that sisist is amazing
“Sisisit”

Clapartheid

A practice of segregated applause based on the ethnicity, race or religion of those being applauded.
“Hey did you hear that Claudia Roth, Germany‘s Federal Minister of Culture and Media, only clapped for the Israeli filmmaker at the Berlinale and not for his Palestinian co-director?”

“Yeah dude. Total clapartheid.”

Clapartheid

A practice of segregated applause based on the ethnicity, race or religion of those being applauded.
“Hey did you hear that Claudia Roth, Germany‘s Federal Minister of Culture and Media, only clapped for the Israeli filmmaker at the Berlinale and not for his Palestinian co-director?”

“Yeah dude. Total clapartheid.”

Briefschmerz 

A feeling of intense anxiety and/or psychological distress. Literally "letter pain". Named after the feeling anyone residing in Germany gets after seeing they have letters in their postbox. To be used literally or metaphorically.
LITERAL:

"Hey, wanna go for a späti beer?"
"Can't dude, just saw a letter from the finanzamt and the briefschmerz is REAL"

METAPHORICAL

"OMG my boss called me in for a meeting and I thought I was in trouble and I had a full on briefschmerz episode"