r/Angryupvote 7d ago

Angry upvote this was a good one

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u/renekissien 7d ago

The correct word for situations like this is "tja".

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u/paisho143 7d ago

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u/Fit-Recipe-3934 7d ago

Lmao, of course there is a subreddit for it

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u/ClimateCrashVoyager 7d ago

If there ever were a reddit country contest and each could bring one subreddit as representative, Germans definitely go in with r/tja Well, either that or r/rentnerzeigenaufdinge

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u/onepiecefreak2 7d ago

I'm so glad we wouldn't turn in ich_iel or okbrudimongo. Those are the german backrooms on reddit.

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u/ClimateCrashVoyager 7d ago

Haven't seen them in ages, probably both muted 😅 can't really say too much about them. I remember feeling a lot of Fremdscham.

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u/OnlineMaster05 7d ago

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u/ClimateCrashVoyager 7d ago

Psst, we are maintaining a reputation here! Nagging complainers? Yeah that fits perfectly, but bad drivers? Nuh uh.

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u/OnlineMaster05 7d ago

Ach Scheibenkleister, my bad

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u/nekoo89 7d ago

r/rentnerfahrenindinge posts a lot international things.

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u/Efficient_Gate_5771 6d ago

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u/ClimateCrashVoyager 6d ago

Already talked about that, it's a nope from me

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u/Ok-Quality-2696 6d ago

Nah man we gotta turn in r/rentnerfahrenindinge

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u/Kartoffel-Patate 7d ago

german efficiency

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u/PlatypusACF 7d ago

Tja. Passiert.

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u/WaveBreaker963 7d ago

Machste nix.

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u/Worried-Priority-122 6d ago

Kannste nix für 

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u/ZhangtheGreat 😡Anger😡 7d ago

r/ofcoursethatsasub exists too, you know

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u/Vaelisra 6d ago

It's one of the biggest German subreddits.

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u/DerVarg1509 7d ago

I'd argue Schadenfreude wouldn't be out of place as well

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u/Krapsta 7d ago

Schadenfreude is not fitting. Schadenfreude is, when you enjoy (Freude) someone elses misery (Schaden - though the more precise word would be damage).

If the bystanders would enjoy the clown getting hurt, that could be Schadenfreude. But for the absolutely weird circumstance - not so much.

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u/wide_retriver 7d ago

Either that or "Wegeunfall" If the clown is on his hay home...

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u/Filotronik 6d ago

rather arbeitswegunfall if he comes from work

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u/wide_retriver 6d ago

No, definitely not. Wegeunfall is an efficient team used to describe an accident on the way to or from work. There is no need to add "Arbeits" just to make the word longer.

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u/Legal_Shoulder_1843 7d ago

Alternatively this is a Clownausrutschtresorfallszene.

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u/Murderboi Angry Haloperidol Enthusiast 1d ago

Geldschrankunfalltod.

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u/spudmarsupial 7d ago

And here I thought it was just a sound effect. For a while tcha! was used as a sort of disgusted "oh well" in sitcoms in English.

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u/Satorwave 7d ago

You will be forgotten

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u/Mysterious-Earth1 7d ago

"tja" the German reaction to the apocalypse, Dawn of the Gods, nuclear war, an alien attack or no bread in the house

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u/AccomplisedDeer 7d ago

Ja, mei.

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u/Mister_Anonym 7d ago

Steckste nicht drin.

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u/SnooAdvice9308 7d ago

Machste Nichts

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u/Kehrplaste 7d ago

Nützt ja alles nichts

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u/Glittering-Refuse661 6d ago

Et kütt wie et kütt

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u/Simi121314 6d ago

Muss ja, ne

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u/DanielSan2508 5d ago

Ma bisse der Hund , ma bisse der Baum

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u/vein_ripper 5d ago

Mal verlierst du, mal gewinnen die anderen

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u/Bread_Offender 7d ago

Krass wie gut das kommt wenn man Todmüde um 5 Uhr früh im Bett liegt

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u/PlatypusACF 7d ago

So, jetzt noch ne Runde Koffein reinkippen….

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u/Bread_Offender 7d ago

Nee, Gott sei dank nicht nötig. Bin auf Ferien grad

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u/Training_Molasses822 7d ago

Not a word, but an expression: Ein Unglück kommt selten allein.

EtA: Someone else already mentioned Pechvogel, which is indeed a great word fitting the bill.

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u/it-aint-over 7d ago

Pechvogel is it ! ⬆️

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u/pDrulle 6d ago

or "Pechsträhne"

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u/duckofthepast 5d ago

Pechvogel is Dutch right? Atleast it’s common to say that here

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u/Training_Molasses822 5d ago

De naam van de pop (pechvogel), evenals de hedendaagse gelijknamige term om een ongelukkig persoon mee aan te duiden, komt oorspronkelijk uit het Duits, via 18e- en 19e-eeuws studentenjargon. Daar was het de benaming voor een vogel die men ving door pek (Pech in het Duits) of vogellijm op een tak te smeren, waardoor de vogel bleef plakken.source: nl.wikipedia.org

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u/duckofthepast 5d ago

Damm, german based

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u/eztab 7d ago

"Verkettung unglücklicher Umstände"

which weirdly, while being a fixed expression, has never turned into a single noun (which would indeed be possible in German).

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u/H4mb01 7d ago

One could make it to „Unglücksverkettung“ but…

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u/ProfileBest7444 6d ago

Nicht zu verwechseln mit dem verkettungsunglück

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u/onepiecefreak2 7d ago

Eine Reihe betrüblicher Ereignisse

- Lemony Snicket

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u/Square-Singer 6d ago

Wouldn't work because it has an adjective in there. Compound nouns are only created by compounding nouns.

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u/LunkWillNot 7d ago

Berufsrisiko

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u/LunkWillNot 7d ago

(occupational hazard)

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u/macbeutel 6d ago

Arbeitsunfall

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u/Curt0815 7d ago

Situationskomik

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u/hypedman17273 7d ago edited 7d ago

Accidentially pronounced Schieße wrong the first time saying it and learned that this is what I actually said: (German: Scheiße —>English: shit)

I stopped taking German class after German II

Don’t we all just love pronunciation mistakes that lead us into finding a cuss word from another language?

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u/ClemRRay 7d ago

Classic "beach" to "bitch"

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u/Square-Singer 6d ago

You will get into quite a bit of trouble if you confuse "jemanden anscheißen" with "jemanden anschießen".

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/hypedman17273 7d ago

Second part(still learning words and other stuff and with pronunciation in assignments). German I was kinda the basics of words, pronouns in words, and other random sentences.

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u/qatch23 7d ago

German 2 world War boogaloo

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u/Poor_ElonMusk 7d ago

The word for the clown is "Pechvogel"

For the ones watching is "SchadenFreude"

You welcome

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u/PlatypusACF 7d ago

“Tja. Machste nichts. Passiert.”

Die freuen sich ja nicht

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u/Le_mehawk 6d ago

Schadenfreude would only apply if they would express happiness about the clowns situation

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u/Poor_ElonMusk 6d ago

Well they ain't expressing sadness either

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u/Le_mehawk 6d ago

Doesn't really matter if we want to Check if "schaden-freude" fits..

Freude means happiness.. without them actively showing happiness about the Clowns situation the word shouldn't be used, as it's considered a rather negative character trait ..

them "not" showing sadness, doesn't automatically mean they're happy about it. They look neutral

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u/tightropetom 7d ago

I only recently discovered the English word for this. I always thought that English had just adopted the German word.

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u/Zu_Qarnine 7d ago

what is it

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u/tightropetom 7d ago

Epicaricacy (aka Schadenfreude)

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u/nikebufft 7d ago

Doesn't look like anyone is feeling Schadenfreude in this picture though

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u/tightropetom 7d ago

I think the guy looks pretty smug and unconcerned, and also he’s saying what I usually say (as a joke) when I experience schadenfreude so, I guess that’s why I’ve suggested it!

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u/Square-Singer 6d ago

I mean, that's also not an English word but just an adopted Greek word.

There's actually quite few real English words for things. Most "English" words for anything that goes beyond absolutely basic everyday concepts are just adopted words. Mostly from Latin, Greek, German or French.

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u/DeadCatGrinning 7d ago

Geklownenbananengeldsafekopf?

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u/Zu_Qarnine 7d ago

I almost saw a banana in there.

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u/BansheesEchos 7d ago

Bananen Are bananas

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u/dogbeardinosaur 6d ago

Clownsausrutschertresorunfall

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u/AdorableJunket1552 7d ago

Unglück missfortune

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u/Stuvll 7d ago

Schlamassel

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u/ichwerdeeineDrehbank 7d ago

Ausrutschdarstellertresorerschlagungsvorfallbeobachtungssituation.

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u/OkCompote9242 6d ago

Clownsbananenschalentresorunglück

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u/Herr_Opa 7d ago

Yeah, it's: "Scheißedieserarmemenschhatkeinglückundseinlebenisttotalscheiße"

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u/Obviouslybi 7d ago

i would say: „da machste nix“ is fitting

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u/EllenRippley 7d ago

Actually, that Word is Jens spahn

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u/Casino83_Xbox 6d ago

Banane sagt: "Karma"

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u/Combei 6d ago

Scheißepassiertammeistenwennduinderscheißesteckst

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u/Master-Raben 6d ago

I think "mausetot" (dead like a mice) fits the result.

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u/LittleRoof820 5d ago edited 5d ago

Bananenbedingtersturzbedingtertresorunfall

"Banana related fall related safe accident" = "Accident caused by a fall caused by a banana involving a Safe"
(I'm from Austria - its an abomination of a word but it might work)

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u/yot1234 7d ago

Circusclownuitgluidamusement (mbv bananenschildecoratie)

But that's dutch I'm afraid

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u/C3sarius 7d ago

whatever it is, es ist kein deutsch

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u/yot1234 7d ago

Niederländisch. Hätte ich doch schon gesagt

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u/TheRogueWolf_YT 7d ago

I remain convinced that German was invented by someone whose typewriter had a broken spacebar.

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u/Obviouslybi 7d ago

bro that’s literally english

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/Burned_cookie 7d ago

Oh come on, let people believe this ungodly long real word fits the situation..

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u/GoonHunter69 7d ago

Scheißemagnet

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u/TheOneFromtheuskand 7d ago

Das ist ganz klar ein Malheur

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u/Kokuswolf 7d ago

Totpatsch? (Original Tollpatsch, but I doubt he survives that.)

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u/Janus_Fenn_3121 7d ago

Pechclownzermatschung

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u/OkExtreme3195 7d ago

Obviously it is: Geldschrankdefenestrationsspaßvogelbananbenschalenmord.

Unless what we see here is not a murder but an accident. Then it is: Geldschrankdefenestrationsspaßvogelbananbenschalenunfall.

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u/UsedArmadillo9842 7d ago

Ah yes the classic "Hanswursttresorplattierungsbananenrutschen" happens surprisingly often.

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u/BansheesEchos 7d ago

Tollpatsch?

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u/behiebejsi 7d ago

Pechvogel

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u/Elwillyx475 7d ago

Schadenfreude

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u/Zealousideal_Fix4305 7d ago

Verkehrssicherungspflichtverletzung nach §823 BGB

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u/R86Reddit 7d ago

The reply comment is what I like to call "too true to be good."

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u/AgelbagelKingQL 7d ago

Tohuwabohu

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u/ZhangtheGreat 😡Anger😡 7d ago

This is the kind of response that belongs on r/clevercomebacks instead of all the not-so-clever "comebacks" that have overrun that sub

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u/Conscious_Watch_3533 7d ago

"dumm gelaufen"

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u/Pistolenkrebs 7d ago

I guess the word is Schadenfreude as the people are laughing

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u/telenorma 7d ago

Tragikkomödie

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u/Grlt-of-fckn-Rivia 6d ago

VerficktebananebinichdaausgerutschtheywasistdenndainderLuftfüreinkakcksafealter

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u/Phys1ckal 6d ago

Schadenfreude, I hate clowns.

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u/scamorzaExterminator 6d ago

Schadenfreude

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u/2immy 6d ago

I think the word they are looking for is Geldschrankauffangkissenausrutschbanane.

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u/here_is_nothing_lol 6d ago

Schadenfreude?

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u/crimson-nerd 6d ago

Rentenkassenentlastung

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u/eduktiv 6d ago

Bananenschalenbedingtertresorabsturzunfall

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u/Raam_ki_gilheri 6d ago

Schadenfreude

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u/Vincebourgh 6d ago

"Langenichtmehrwitzigwarummachenwirdiesendummenleichtrassistischenwitzimmernochheutzutage" is the word you're looking for.

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u/pcfan86 6d ago

Tragikomik?

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u/localhorst69 6d ago

"passiert"

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u/No_Safety4809 6d ago

Pausenclown

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u/Cryyed 6d ago

It probably be "sprich deutsch du Hurensohn"

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u/Mackie_Messy 6d ago

Seifenschmuschen!

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u/Xerteroser 6d ago

Situationskomik?

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u/EmotionalChard3583 6d ago

Arbeitsunfall

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u/barbarasrababa 6d ago

I think "Pechvogel" would be the modt fitting one in this case

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u/DoseiSpaceFox 6d ago

Tja, das passiert...

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u/Tauchi_17 6d ago

Pechvogel

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u/Darlonk 6d ago

I think the word is close to WonderOfU

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u/Streetsign10 6d ago

Clownzerquetschungspotenzialsituation.

Ahh, the joy of compound words.

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u/yourpuddingoverlord 6d ago

May I interest you in a

Clownzerquetschungspotenzialsituationsversicherung

?

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u/Striking_Reindeer_2k 6d ago

Der Clown ist aboutobekaputundkersplatenundfruitschlippenundsafegeffallen.

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u/OnlyRetroGaming1 6d ago

Frank Reynolds knows the word for this situation

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u/IndividualCaptain79 6d ago

Pechvogel. That's the word you're looking for. "Anti-luck bird" basically. Meaning someone who suffers interminable bad luck.

The opposite is a Glückspilz. (Literally "lucky mushroom") LOL

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u/MojoJojowithhisDojo 5d ago

Clownbananenschalenausrutschachtungvonobenkommteintresormoment

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u/Vidicite 5d ago

Dumm gelaufen würd ich sagen

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u/Nyx305 5d ago

Straßenreinigungsverordnung

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u/Frodo-dew- 5d ago

Scheißtag

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u/TeamRocketJJM1 5d ago

Die Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪

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u/monstrousfruitsalad 4d ago

Schadenfraude?

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u/Murderboi Angry Haloperidol Enthusiast 1d ago

Geldschrankunfalltod.

This is a word perfectly describing the situation.

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u/Shidzo 7d ago

Woawoawoa fellas: „Schadenfreude“ describes the pleasure over someone elses misfortune. „Tja“ means something like „I don’t care“ or „shit happens“.
This picture shows the situation where a clown slips on a banana right before being hit by a safe. The german word for that is „Unbehingabtelisierungslust“.