Aug 17, 2007 22:59
16 yrs ago
German term

Schnuckelputzi

Non-PRO German to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is an apparently derogatory term that is being used on a reality show where they are going to surprise some poor guy in "Candid Camera" fashion.

Thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
2 +7 sweetie pie
3 Tweetie Pie
Change log

Aug 18, 2007 13:25: Kim Metzger changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Francis Lee (X)

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Discussion

Ron Stelter (asker) Aug 18, 2007:
Text "Ja, sehr verehrtes Publikum, wir haben einen neuen Kandidaten. (Scheinheilig) Der Ärmste ahnt natürlich nicht, dass er von versteckten Fernsehkameras beobachtet wird, dass Millionen von Zuschauern dabei sind, wenn er sich unbeobachtet fühlt. Und das ist er, unser neuer Superhero, Schnuckelputzi,..."
Trudy Peters Aug 18, 2007:
Why don't you provide more context, Ron. Some surrounding sentences, for instance.
Ron Stelter (asker) Aug 17, 2007:
Note Well, it's all meant ironically in that he's the lamb about ready to be led to the slaughter (being humiliated up and down).

Proposed translations

+7
7 mins
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sweetie pie

Why deragatory? I'm not familar with it in that sense....

honey pie, pooh bear, sweetie bunch (I used to call my cat that, mix between honey bunch and sweetie pie).....

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-08-17 23:08:10 GMT)
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My German mom used to call me "Schnuckelputzi" by the way, or "Schnuckiputzi"....so, I have a hard time thinking she may have meant something negative with that....

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-18 00:12:34 GMT)
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Oh, I'm sure with the right amount of sarcasm, it can come across as demeaning...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-08-18 02:36:27 GMT)
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...our darling sweetheart....or something along those lines, with that context now added.
Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Schroeder
10 mins
thanks!:))
agree Kathi Stock : It can definitely have that deragatory meaning or can simply be embarrassing if you say that to your man in front of his buddies
15 mins
depends on the man and who's saying it to him...:))
agree Kim Metzger : Sugar puss.
17 mins
Thanks, Kim!
agree Dr. Fred Thomson : A real man would accept such an appellation with equanimity
23 mins
so true, Dr. Fred!
agree Edith Kelly
5 hrs
agree Ulrike Kraemer : with Kim: "sugar puss"
8 hrs
agree Courtney Sliwinski
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks."
10 hrs

Tweetie Pie

The name of the little bird that gets hunted down by the cat in Tom and Jerry. Just the right mix of endearment and victim..?
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