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German
Etymology
Literally, “bumblebees in one's backside”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊməln ɪm ˈhɪntɐn/
Noun
Hummeln im Hintern pl (plural only)
- (colloquial) ants in one's pants (condition of being agitated and constantly fidgeting)
- Synonym: Pfeffer im Hintern
2023 September 13, Manuela Heim, “Wanderung durch Grönland: Die Eisbrecherin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Als Geertje wieder zu Hause ist, sagt die Tochter, „hatte sie endlich mal weniger Hummeln im Hintern“.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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