• weker01@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      I don’t think that’s how it works. Most compound words are nouns not verbs.

      Also ass is “Arsch” not “Arse”. You could say Arschlöscher, but if I heard this without context I would think of something that deletes asses.

      If I would need to construct a noun that describes a bum bum that extinguishes fires I would say it should be “Löscharsch” maybe even “Feuerlöscharsch”.

      These are real words in the sense that German speaker should immediately understand them but you will not find them in a dictionary. That’s what makes German different from many languages. We can make up understandable compound words on the fly.

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          2 days ago

          I just asked a buddy of mine what he thinks an “Arschlöscher” is without context. His answer was a bidet. It fits too perfectly.

          Now I will always call bidets ass extinguishers! So thanks for extending my vocabulary.