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na +2 | Giftzwerg (male squirt) / Xanthippe (female squirt) |
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na +1 | Knirps (if male), Giftspritze (if female) |
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na | also: Pimpf, Pimp |
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Knirps (if male), Giftspritze (if female) Explanation: HTH :-) own experience (I know that person!!) |
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Giftzwerg (male squirt) / Xanthippe (female squirt) Explanation: Giftzwerg. literally "poison (spitting/squirting) dwarf", typically used to describe a nagging/annoying guy. Xanthippe, Gemahlin des Sokrates, dem sie drei Söhne schenkte. Ihren Ruf als zanksüchtige Frau führt man auf weiberfeindliche kynische Verleumdung zurück. home.t-online.de/home/prehfeld/xanthwda.htm |
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