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Inselaffe.

an English person

9 characters4 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. an English person

    derogatory · masculine · neologism · weak
Where this word comes from

From Insel + Affe, literally “island monkey”. The word Affe is used in German both for boorish, rowdy persons and for affected, hoity-toity persons (compare affig, Lackaffe, indirectly also affektiert). Both of these qualities are sometimes associated with (different classes of) English people.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.