From backpfeifengesicht to kummerspeck to fingerspitzengefühl, the world of German compound words is a pure delight, an endless font of phrases that perfectly capture the zeitgeist.
German covid coinages are a pandemic kuddelmuddel!
coronamüde: Tired of covid
Coronafrisur: covid hairstyle
Abstandsbier: distance-beer
Hamsteritis: stockpiling food
Maskentrottel: mask-idiot
CoronaFußgruß: corona foot-greeting
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There are at least 1200 covid-related German coinages: from Maskenflickenteppich (mask rag-rug, the patchwork of masking regulations) to Homeofficepauschale (home office flat-rate, a called-for €100/m home worker stipend), and so, so many more.
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