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32 Cards in this Set
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Meine Alten
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My parents. Lit. My oldies.
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Meine Erzeuger
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Old farts. Lit. My creators.
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Die Ellies
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Short for Eltern, parents.
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Die Kohlenbeschaffer
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Bread winners. Lit. The ones getting the coals.
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Meine family
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My family.
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Hotel Mama
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Hotel "Mother".
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Die Kniebeißer
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Rugrats, small children. Lit. Knee biters.
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Die Bälger
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Children.
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Meine Angetrauten
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The in-laws.
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Der Lebensabschnittsgefährte, die Lebensabschnittsgefährtin
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Partner. Lit. life-section-partner.
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Die Lebensgemeinschaft
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To co-habit without being officially married.
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Mein Ex, meine Ex
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Short for my ex-partner.
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Das Krampfadergeschwader
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Senior citizens. Lit. Varicose vein brigade.
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Der Spießer
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a narrow-minded, conformist person
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Der Bonze
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Big wig. Derogatory for someone belonging to the establishment, holding a high governmental rank.
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Der Neureiche
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Nouveau riche. Someone who has made a lot of money in a relatively short space of time and is not shy about showing it off.
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Der reiche Sack
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Loaded geezer. Lit. Rich bag.
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Der Schnösel
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Snotty, arrogant person.
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Der Lebenskünstler
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Person embracing life without much money. Lit. Life artist.
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Der Hungerkünstler
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Person working as an artist, but making no money. Lit. Hunger artist.
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Der ewige Student
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Lit. The eternal student. A German phenomenon as most students graduate between 26 and 30 and some even manage to go on until they're 40. Due to the German tax system it is sometimes more lucrative to hold on to the student status to avoid paying high taxes while working.
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Der Parkbankphilosoph
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Low life, bag lady. Lit. Park bench philosopher.
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Der Assi
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Scumbag. Short for Asozialer, antisocial person.
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Der Prolo
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Derogatory abbreviation for proletarian, working class.
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Der Mantafahrer
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Serious stereotyping here: a person who drives an Opel Manta car, has tattoos and a mullet.
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Die Mantalette
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The girlfriend of Manny, der Mantafahrer. She's blond, her name is usually Gabi or Mandy and she often works as a hairdresser.
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Der Vokuhila
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Mullet. Abbreviation for the forever popular hairstyle VOrne KUrz und HInten LAng, short at the front and long at the back.
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Der Müsli
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Person who is very much into environmental issues, eating mainly organic food and supporting fair trade products. Lit. Muesli eater.
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Der Schnorrer
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Scrounger, sponge.
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Der Vereinsmeier
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Club maniac. Narrow-minded person who is only interested in club activities, often joining clubs such as collecting model trains, breeding rabbits and pigeons.
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Das Weichei
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Softy. Lit. Soft boiled egg. Endearing term for males who are more in touch with their feminine side.
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Der Warmduscher
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Softy. Lit. Person who only takes warm showers.
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