beleidigte Leberwurst

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German

Etymology

From the role of the liver as origin and location of emotions in humorism. See also jemandem ist eine Laus über die Leber gelaufen. After people no longer knew about humorism, Wurst was added as a joke and to increase the ridicule.

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Noun

beleidigte Leberwurst f (definite nominative die beleidigte Leberwurst, genitive beleidigter Leberwurst, definite genitive der beleidigten Leberwurst, plural beleidigte Leberwürste, definite plural die beleidigten Leberwürste)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, derogatory) someone who is offended; a sorehead
    Hör’ jetzt endlich auf die beleidigte Leberwurst zu spielen.
    Stop sulking already!
    Er spielt die beleidigte Leberwurst.
    He's sulking. / He's in a huff.
    Sei nicht so’ne beleidigte Leberwurst!
    Don’t be such a sorehead!

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