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minipli

English translation: aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur

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German term or phrase:minipli
English translation:aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur
Entered by: Hilary Davies Shelby

13:30 Mar 26, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Slang
German term or phrase: minipli
Ok, I understand that this is a kind of curly haircut or something.
But what exactly and where the word comes from? Is it a sort of acronym?
DANKE in advance!
Neva M.
Local time: 01:58
aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur
Explanation:
From: http://www.megapeng.net/minipli.html

"what the fick is a ficken minipli?
* sehr seltene, aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur. oft in kombination mit einer vokuhila [mullet] anzutreffen.
bekannte beispiele: david hasselhoff, mel gibson, mac guyver, peter maffay, cpt. bernd..."

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-03-26 13:54:29 GMT)
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In English:
"a very rare hairstyle consisting of very very tiny (tight) curls, often found in combination with the mullet [short in front, long at the back]. Famous examples: david hasselhoff, mel gibson, mac guyver, peter maffay, cpt. bernd"
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Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 17:58
Grading comment
thank you
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur
Hilary Davies Shelby
4Minipli
Marianne Hartz-Poseck


Discussion entries: 5





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur


Explanation:
From: http://www.megapeng.net/minipli.html

"what the fick is a ficken minipli?
* sehr seltene, aus kleinsten locken bestehende Frisur. oft in kombination mit einer vokuhila [mullet] anzutreffen.
bekannte beispiele: david hasselhoff, mel gibson, mac guyver, peter maffay, cpt. bernd..."

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Note added at 23 mins (2006-03-26 13:54:29 GMT)
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In English:
"a very rare hairstyle consisting of very very tiny (tight) curls, often found in combination with the mullet [short in front, long at the back]. Famous examples: david hasselhoff, mel gibson, mac guyver, peter maffay, cpt. bernd"

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marianne Hartz-Poseck: klar Locken - allerdings keine natürlichen, sondern künstliche - eben durch die Minipli entstandennen ;-)
11 mins
  -> Translation for Neva: "definitely curls - but not natural ones - artificial - created by the minipli"
agree  Francis Lee (X): "Bundesliga-Frisur" in Slovene; C/E. Europe is a linguistically diverse region, but perhaps our Asker understands this term, i.e. mullet ;-) / I think I already got that "subtle" difference, I think Asker got the point; I'll spare myself that link, ta 8-(
1 day 4 hrs
  -> ;-) but as I understand it, the mullet and the minipli are two separate animals, often (and unfortunately) occurring in combination. See www.mulletsgalore.com for the best of the best examples ;-)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Minipli


Explanation:
Minipli ist oder war (ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob es die eigentlich noch gibt - vor 20 Jahren allerdings sehr en vogue) eine sehr schwache Dauerwelle, die das Haar ein wenig voluminöser und lockiger, aber, nicht - wie es bei stärkeren Dauerwellen der Fall sein kann - kraus macht. Ich denke, es ist ein Markenname, bin mir da aber nicht sicher.

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Note added at 29 mins (2006-03-26 14:00:31 GMT)
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It´s a brandname for a special perm - very popular in the 1980s - which is not as strong as a normal perm so that you get curls, but you hair does not get frizzy.

Marianne Hartz-Poseck
Germany
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: German
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