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German slang for something very simple, poor and "not special".

History: This slang comes from the German military. The 08/15 was a standard Machine Riffle, that was first produced in 1908 and later modified.
It was the first standardized industrial product and the birth of the german DIN (=German Industrial Standard).
The soldiers dind't liked it very well, so it became a slang for something that is very common.
Windows is a 08/15 operation system.
08/15 by Tempesta May 2, 2004
Urban Dictionary Merch
German slang for "A mass-produced, standardized object," such as the titular machine gun - a cut down version of the MG08 for use as an assault weapon/light machine gun, of which several thousand were built before the end of World War I.
East German Soldier: My Kalashnikov must be a 08/15 - I've seen about ten of them in the span of five minutes!
08/15 by RedShocktrooper October 5, 2011
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German slang for "standart", "common", "generic", "mediocre", "mundane", "average", "ordinary" or more modern "mainstream" in relation to media.

Vocalized: "Null Acht Fünzfzehn" (Zero Eight Fifteen).

In 1905 the machine gun with the serialnumber 0815 was mass produced, the weaponsmiths work was so repetitive the number became it's own term.
Mongo1: "Hey would you like to listen to some Justin Bieber"
Mongo2: "Nah dude, too 0815" (arrogant but honest)

"Your style is so 0815" (offensive)

"That's no 0815 product" (praising)
0815 by Sanse August 8, 2018
0815 is used in german to describe a distinctly 'average' item or person.
Like everything german, it comes from the World Wars, 0815 was the name of a common low quality Machinegun used by the German Army.
I dont need anything special just some 0815 bike, is good enough.
0815 by Wolfingen July 7, 2019
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