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Inselaffe
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German
Etymology
From de Insel Affe island monkey. The word de Affe is used in German both for boorish, rowdy persons and for affected, hoity-toity persons (compare de affig, de Lackaffe, indirectly also de affektiert). Both of these qualities are sometimes associated with (different classes of) English people.
Pronunciation
de De-Inselaffe.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de afə 4
Noun
m.weak
de pejorative chiefly neologism an English person
Usage notes
The word is now widely understood, but there is little or no attested use before circa 1990.
Declension
m.weak
See also
de Kliffpisser, de Cliffpisser
de Schluchtenscheißer