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[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

To me it was both. The descriptive nature of words on the one hand and the word length which often comes with it on the other.

Eichhörnchenschwanz is one more nice example (it also works with dialects: oachkatzlschwoaf - an oak cat's tail) :D

[–] Vincent@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

🇳🇱 Eekhoorntjesstaart! (And vlammenwerper of course.)

[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Google insists that I must have mistyped eekhoorntjestaart. Who am I to argue? 🤷‍♀️