Then Americans started singing it to mock the Brits, since they couldn't win against a bunch of morons from the colonies. Because is we inherited but a single trait from our English ancestors, it's not giving a flying fuck what some Eurotrash thinks.
I don't know if the origin of "Dödel" really meant fool or simpleton, but in modern German it is little children speech for your little "peepee", and it theres no other meaning for this word left. Perhaps back then it already had this meaning and it simply translates to "Yankee wiener" or something similar..
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Nomecks@lemmy.ca · 27 pts · 1y
He's also riding a pony, not a horse.
BakerBagel@midwest.social · 12 pts · 1y
Then Americans started singing it to mock the Brits, since they couldn't win against a bunch of morons from the colonies. Because is we inherited but a single trait from our English ancestors, it's not giving a flying fuck what some Eurotrash thinks.
TheSealStartedIt@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
I don't know if the origin of "Dödel" really meant fool or simpleton, but in modern German it is little children speech for your little "peepee", and it theres no other meaning for this word left. Perhaps back then it already had this meaning and it simply translates to "Yankee wiener" or something similar..
sleep_deprived@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
It would appear so: https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/D%C3%B6del
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
So not letting the bullies offend you really does work