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  2. Cross-linguistic onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    In Hindi, tipak, tipak. In Hungarian, csöp-csöp, csip-csöp ( csöpp or csepp is also the word for "drop") In Indonesian, tik tik. In Italian, plin plin, plop plop. In Japanese, ポツポツ ( potsu potsu ), pota pota ポタポタ. In Korean, ttokttok 똑똑, ttuk-ttuk 뚝뚝. In Latvian, pik pik, pak pak, pakš pakš.

  3. Oy vey - Wikipedia

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    Oy vey ( Yiddish: אױ װײ) is a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation. Also spelled oy vay, oy veh, or oi vey, and often abbreviated to oy, the expression may be translated as "oh, woe!" or "woe is me!" Its Hebrew equivalent is oy vavoy ( אוי ואבוי, ój va'avój ). [1] [2] Sometimes the phrase is elongated to oi yoi yoi ...

  4. Dutch profanity - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, a substantial number of curse words in the Dutch language are references to sexual acts, genitalia, or bodily functions. Religious curse words also make up a considerable part of the Dutch profanity vocabulary. Aside from these categories, the Dutch language has many words that are only used for animals; these words are insulting ...

  5. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Response to sneezing. In English -speaking countries, the common verbal response to another person's sneeze is "[God] bless you", or, less commonly in the United States and Canada, "Gesundheit", the German word for health (and the response to sneezing in German-speaking countries). There are several proposed bless-you origins for use in the ...

  6. Nazi salute - Wikipedia

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    The Nazi salute, also known as the Hitler salute, [a] or the Sieg Heil salute, is a gesture that was used as a greeting in Nazi Germany. The salute is performed by extending the right arm from the shoulder into the air with a straightened hand. Usually, the person offering the salute would say "Heil Hitler!" ( 'Hail Hitler!'.

  7. Deutsche Welle - Wikipedia

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    For the musical genre, see Neue Deutsche Welle. Deutsche Welle ( pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə] ⓘ; "German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW ( pronounced [deːˈveː] ), is a German public, state-owned [1] international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget. [3] The service is available in 32 languages.

  8. List of terms used for Germans - Wikipedia

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    It also has the meaning of a skopek, meaning a bucket for milk or cream. Other terms. Another pejorative term for a German (and, stereotypically, unattractive) woman is niemra, coming from a word "Niemka" (a woman of German nationality). This term can also mean a female German language teacher or German language classes.

  9. Norwegian profanity - Wikipedia

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    Hold kjeft, meaning shut up (literally hold your jaw). Søren, a bowlderisation of Satan. Pokker, referring to smallpox. Pokker ta deg means (may the) smallpox take you. Often used by people who do not normally swear since it has no sexual or religious connotations. Fanken, a bowlderisation of fanden (faen). Fillern, same as above, literally a ...