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This phrase refers to a situation in which you think of a sarcastic response or witticism after it is too late to use it in a conversation. It is used to describe a silly joke, an irony of fate, or inappropriate, silly behavior in German.
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by Vabe Tellurion December 13, 2022
Get the Treppenwitz mug.Basically, any movie with a dog in it does this to me. If you want to experience Commuovere firsthand, watch Hachiko, a film based on a true story about a dog who waited for his owner at the train station every day – and did so for years after the owner died. (It's okay to cry right now.)
by Vabe Tellurion December 13, 2022
Get the Commuovere mug.Example 1 - His mother flipped her wig when she saw what a mess he'd made.
Example 2 - Don't flip your wig but you need to hear this
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by Vabe Tellurion December 13, 2022
Get the Don't flip your wig mug.Filipino slang for a clueless, ditzy individual that sounds close to the English slang word "space cadet"
One who forgets, daydreams, or otherwise is distracted from reality more often than most.
One who forgets, daydreams, or otherwise is distracted from reality more often than most.
by Vabe Tellurion December 13, 2022
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-When something happens quickly or doesn't last as long as you'd like, it is described as being fleeting.
-When something happens quickly or doesn't last as long as you'd like, it is described as being fleeting.
by Vabe Tellurion December 18, 2022
Get the fleeting mug.- A slang word for prison
- Stir is a 19th-century slang term for "prison," which some word historians believe is derived from the Romani stariben, which has the same meaning.
- Stir is a 19th-century slang term for "prison," which some word historians believe is derived from the Romani stariben, which has the same meaning.
“I was in Brummagem, and was seven days in the new ‘stir’ (prison).” The term “Brummagem” was a local nickname for the English city of Birmingham.
- However, the phrase “in stir” (without the article) was the usual slang term for “in prison.”
- However, the phrase “in stir” (without the article) was the usual slang term for “in prison.”
by Vabe Tellurion December 18, 2022
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