Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Schleimscheißer

English translation:

scumbag/ slimeball/ hypocrite/sweet talker

Added to glossary by Ingrid Blank
Jun 13, 2004 04:40
19 yrs ago
German term

Schleimscheißer

German to English Other Slang
Übrigens, Onkel E., der alte **Schleimscheißer**, weilt auch nicht mehr unter den Lebenden.

Excerpt from a letter. Sorry no more mention of Uncle E., so no further context.

What exactly is a Schleimscheißer? A brown-nose? A crawler? A yellow-belly?

TIA!!

Proposed translations

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scumbag/ slimeball/ hypocrite/sweet talker

according to Oxford Duden Schleimscheisser = Schleimer = Schmeichler, Heuchler, Schönredner (abwertend)

... English Definition. ... Source: The Collins Large German Dictionary © 1999 HarperCollins
Publishers: scumbag [sk?mbæg] noun (slang) Schleimscheißer m (vulgar), ...
www.wordreference.com/de/translation.asp?ende=scumbag - 9k - Supplemental Result

Peer comment(s):

agree Rowan Morrell : Scumbag was my first thought.
7 mins
agree Anne-Carine Zimmer : funny enough, my first thought was scumbag too ;-)
17 mins
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : slimeball - ugh!
18 mins
agree vafo
1 hr
agree Tanja Kaether (X) : I also thought of scumbag
2 hrs
agree Norbert Hermann
3 hrs
agree Thomas Bollmann
3 hrs
agree Susan Geiblinger
4 hrs
agree Dr.G.MD (X)
9 hrs
agree Kim Metzger : Uriah Heep, the ultimate slimeball.
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Yes, slimeball it is!! Thanks to Ingrid, Kevin and all the agreers!!"
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German term (edited): Schleimschei�er

sleazebag

Here's another alternative, though I rather like the first list.
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