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Pferdekuss.

a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh

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Meaning & usage

noun[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌkʊs][ˈp͡fɛʁdəˌkʊs]
  1. a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh

    colloquial · masculine · strong
    jemandem einen Pferdekuss geben, einen Pferdekuss bekommen/kriegen
  2. contusion, swelling caused by a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh

    colloquial · masculine · strong
    sich (bei etwas) einen Pferdekuss zuziehen
Where this word comes from

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".

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