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German
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Etymology
From Pferd (“horse”) + Kuss (“kiss”). Derived from the dated humorous idiomatic expression vom Pferd geküsst werden (literally “to get kissed by a horse”), which first applied the sense of "to get bitten by a horse", then also of "to get kicked by a horse".
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (common in East Central Germany, South Western Germany, Western Austria, Switzerland; elsewhere rare)
- Hyphenation: Pfer‧de‧kuss
Noun
Pferdekuss m (strong, genitive Pferdekusses, plural Pferdeküsse)
- (colloquial) a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh
jemandem einen Pferdekuss geben, einen Pferdekuss bekommen/kriegen- to give someone a thigh knock, to receive a thigh knock
2013 July 11, Cathrin Gilbert (interviewer), Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns (interviewer), Dirk Nowitzki (interviewee), Manuel Neuer (interviewee), “O Gott! Manuel Neuer! Das kann peinlich werden…”, in Die Zeit, number 23:Nowitzki: Wir trainieren uns ein anderes Schmerzempfinden an als Normalsterbliche, das stimmt schon. Ich kriege zum Beispiel unzählige Pferdeküsse, Tritte des Gegners mit dem Knie.- Nowitzki: We develop a different kind of sensation of pain than normal mortals, that’s true. For example, I receive countless thigh knocks, kicks of the opponent with the knee.
- (colloquial) contusion, swelling caused by a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh
sich (bei etwas) einen Pferdekuss zuziehen- to develop a contusion, swelling caused by a thigh knock
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References
- ^ Cf. “Pferd” in Stefan Kleiner, Ralf Knöbl and Dudenredaktion (2015) Duden Aussprachewörterbuch (in German), 7th, completely revised and updated edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 678.
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