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99 Luftballons 

A cold war era protest song by German singer Nena. Commonly misspelled by English speakers as 99 Luftballoons. The song topped the charts at No. 1 in Germany and No 2. in the us.
George: I love that song 99 Luftballoons.

Elaine: It's spelled 99 Luftballons. There's only one 'o' in it, George.

To herself: Dumbass.
99 Luftballons by TruPowers December 13, 2009

99 Luftballoons 

noun; A smash hit created by the band Nena. Popular in the 80's and in Germany. Translated as 99 Red Ballons.
99 Luftballoons by flclimax1 January 15, 2008

luftballoons 

a song made popular by a german band called Nena in the mid 80s the song is of a light poppy tone the actual title is 99 Luftballoons
"99 Luftballoons was a hit in the 80s"
luftballoons by T-Bird June 22, 2004
The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.
"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"
Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013
Word of the Day on July 18, 2026
To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.
"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."
Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026
Word of the Day on July 17, 2026