Einigermaßen (eng. passably; somewhat) is a German term that has no real meaning. It is often used to make a concrete statement more blurry and vague. If someone wants you to make concrete statements or predictions, you can hush up the meaning of whatever you want to say by using "einigermaßen" in an inflationary manner. Nobody can nail you down on something you said, if you drop "einigermaßen" during the conversation. Most people doesn´t realise their excessive use of the word in their daily conversations, until someone makes them aware of it.
The term originated from the area of North-Rhine Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen), which is a German state. Especially in the city Aachen and the rural area around it, the term is often said.
Student: "Jo JD, what do you think of my brand new Sneekers?"
JD: "Well, they look einigermaßen cool!"
Student: " Jo JD, how much is the fish?"
JD: "It is einigermaßen expensive!"
Student: "Jo JD, how did you like festival and what was your favourite band?"
JD: "The festival was einigermaßen okay and my favourite band was Leftboy. He was einigermaßen awesome."
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the USCoast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.