I would like to know any, shall I say, "out-of-use" german words that may or may not carry connotations, like 'jawohl' or 'Fräulein'. And of course words that would sound somehow weird nowadays. I am doing this simply for fun and knowledge. So, more clearly said, write here any outdated german words. :)
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1See german.stackexchange.com/questions/1437/… for Jawohl - it is just a normal word. See also german.stackexchange.com/questions/986/… – knut Nov 25 '18 at 22:29
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2Welcome Dydydy. The SE policy is, to not thank beforehand in questions, because there is an elaborated system to generate reputation from your thanks instead. Meanwhile, we don't greet with names. Your signature is automatically placed below each question, answer and comment. – user unknown Nov 26 '18 at 1:27
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3German Language is a question & answer site where we are very good in answering a question on a single issue. Please understand that generating multiple big lists of words would not be a good fit for this site, as we would be unable to select a good answer. Such lists would easily be generated from dictionary entries: e.g. duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/veraltend or duden.de/suchen/dudenonline/veraltet – Takkat♦ Nov 26 '18 at 7:18
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Take a look at that: amp.welt.de/kultur/article184451502/… – scienceponder Nov 26 '18 at 11:29
Jawohl. simply means Got it. It's not outdated. You may hear
Jawoll!
quite often if one acknowlegdes something which went well. For example, commenting a good move in a football game.
Fräulein is not used any more to address unmarried women. You may still hear it when parents address their daughter.
Ach, das Fräulein will wieder mal verreisen. – Ja, Papa!
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1While I agree with what you wrote, this doesn’t answer the question at all. (Not that I’m in favor of answering this question in the first place.) – Philipp Nov 26 '18 at 16:07
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1Have a look at de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexikon_der_bedrohten_W%C3%B6rter and achgut.com/artikel/… – multiplex et liber Nov 29 '18 at 11:24
There is such a lot of these words. I'll provide you the first two that came into my mind: wohlfeil and feilbieten. Enjoy :-)
Few days ago for some reason another quite outdated word that you might like came into my mind: allenthalben. It's one of my favorites but I almost never use it because many people don't even understand it anymore.
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Yes, I like it. You know, examples like that. Maybe you can tell me more :) Like, veryy outdated terms – Dydydy Nov 26 '18 at 13:31
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1Among role players these are still in everyday - well, everygame - use – infinitezero Jul 11 '19 at 22:20
The couple of outdated words that come to mind are mädel and schweinhund. I have heard of the former popularity of these words, but haven't personally experienced it. Nevertheless, I especially like schweinhund and would like to see it make a comeback.
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4It's Schweinehund. It never was Schweinhund. Both Mädel and Schweinehund are still in use. – Janka Nov 26 '18 at 8:36
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1In addition to what Janka said, the innere Schweinehund is probably immortal. – IkWeetHetOokNiet Nov 26 '18 at 16:14
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I wish I would have learned this years ago. I was taught that schweinhund was an insult toward someone, but this makes much more sense.Thanks for the clarification. – Jimmyb Nov 27 '18 at 22:33
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1Schweinehund is indeed an insult. Schweinhund is a misspelling usually in English speaking movies. – gnasher729 Nov 28 '18 at 19:43
