I came across Backpfeifengesicht being used to describe someone running for office in the 2016 US election.
What is the meaning of or tranlation for Backpfeifengesicht in English?
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Sign up to join this communityI came across Backpfeifengesicht being used to describe someone running for office in the 2016 US election.
What is the meaning of or tranlation for Backpfeifengesicht in English?
"Backpfeife" = "a slap"; "Gesicht" = "face"; so the literal translation would be "Slapface".
Meaning: somebody is so ugly that he should be slapped. But it has other meanings depending on the context and region.
Similar words: Gesichtsgrätsche