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Zigarettenrauchgeruch

- November 29, 2020

Der Geruch von Rauch, wenn in der Nähe eine Zigarette angezündet worden ist: Zigarettenrauchgeruch

Tchibo = Master of Langwort

- November 15, 2020

Eines ist sicher: Tchibo beherrscht die Kunst der langen Wörter in Perfektion. Hier eine kleine Auswahl des aktuellen Angebots...

Zwiebelfleischkäse

- November 07, 2020

Oh, lecker: Käse. Nee, Fleischkäse. Ach was: Zwiebelfleischkäse

Mark Twain

Some German words are so long that they have a perspective. Observe these examples:

Freundschaftsbezeigungen.
Dilettantenaufdringlichkeiten.
Stadtverordnetenversammlungen.

These things are not words, they are alphabetical processions. And they are not rare; one can open a German newspaper at any time and see them marching majestically across the page -- and if he has any imagination he can see the banners and hear the music, too.

They impart a martial thrill to the meekest subject. I take a great interest in these curiosities. Whenever I come across a good one, I stuff it and put it in my museum. In this way I have made quite a valuable collection. When I get duplicates, I exchange with other collectors, and thus increase the variety of my stock. Here are some specimens which I lately bought at an auction sale of the effects of a bankrupt bric-a-brac hunter:

Generalstaatsverordnetenversammlungen.
Alterthumswissenschaften.
Kinderbewahrungsanstalten.
Unabhaengigkeitserklaerungen.
Wiedererstellungbestrebungen.
Waffenstillstandsunterhandlungen.

(Appendix D from Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad)