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zelda_pinwheel · 05-10-2008, 08:33 AM

i like the german word "Dingsbums". in french the equivalent could be "trucmuche", which is sort of a nonsense word in french already. "truc" means thing, but "muche" is just a slang ending that at one time was added to a lot of words ; like, there is a neighborhood in Paris called Ménilmontant, sometimes people still call it Ménilmuche. it's sort of like in english now when you add "iz" to words. there have been a lot of different slang languages in french with adding syllables or endings, like "javanais" where you would add "av" in the middle of a word.

i also love the german word "Gnatz-Teufel".

05-10-2008, 08:33 AM	#62
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i like the german word "Dingsbums". in french the equivalent could be "trucmuche", which is sort of a nonsense word in french already. "truc" means thing, but "muche" is just a slang ending that at one time was added to a lot of words ; like, there is a neighborhood in Paris called Ménilmontant, sometimes people still call it Ménilmuche. it's sort of like in english now when you add "iz" to words. there have been a lot of different slang languages in french with adding syllables or endings, like "javanais" where you would add "av" in the middle of a word. i also love the german word "Gnatz-Teufel". Last edited by zelda_pinwheel; 05-10-2008 at 08:43 AM.