Plautdietsch Word of the Day — Plautdietsch Word of the Day

Kuckhaulse Pronounced: kuk-hauls What it sounds like: A delivery trucking company What it really means: to gag or nearly throw up Example: Hein went to bed as he was feeling the effects of the kompst borscht he’d eaten for supper.   Suddenly he felt bloated as if some of the borscht was fermenting in his stomach. Although regrettable, he was forced to let the noxious gases escape him. Hein’s mumpjchi woke up from the long-drawn-out noises and began to kuckhaulse after which she replied, “oba du schwein!” Make sure you know how to express yourself with one of these Plautdietsch...

  Plaupafrät What it sounds like: A strange kind of frat party What it really means: Blabbermouth Example: Leina wanted her brother Peita to keep a secret. On Thursday after chores, they both wandered behind the barn. Leina pulled out her schnepledüak to show her brother a carefully rolled cigarette after which she struck a match to light it and began puffing on one end. Her brother promised not to tell anyone. As soon as they walked inside the house, Peita promptly went to their parents and said, “Leina deid hinja em schtaul schmëkje” to which Leina said to him,...