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Bummer that I don't understand German. I could always use another Linux community in my feed!
You figured out Linux - German's not that much harder lol
I still can't believe antibabypillen is a real German word for exactly what you think it is—birth control pills.
I wonder if English has any words that people who have it as a second language find hilarious for similar reasons, and if so what they are…
German is my main language and yes, every time I see one of those words is somewhat funny. Its similar to Japanese using German words too. They love German. :D Interestingly there is an entire article and lists on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_expressions_in_English
Isn't schadenfreude used in English?
Yes, it's a German word we just took and now it's in English dictionaries. I am speaking of German words that will not show up in English dictionaries, even if they do look a lot like kind-of-English in the case of "antibabypillen".
Shoplifter is the one I always find funny.