die elendige (from german for miserable)

mainly describes a female social outcast, either because of her face and body or mental state. in the worst case both is combined

they play a very important role in our society. if your life is shit you just look at one of them and are happy again.

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

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