Inselaffe

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -afə

Noun

Inselaffe m (weak, genitive Inselaffen, plural Inselaffen)

1. (derogatory, chiefly neologism) an English person

Usage notes

• The word is now widely understood, but there is little or no attested use before circa 1990.

Declension

Declension of Inselaffe [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Inselaffe	die	Inselaffen
genitive	eines	des	Inselaffen	der	Inselaffen
dative	einem	dem	Inselaffen	den	Inselaffen
accusative	einen	den	Inselaffen	die	Inselaffen

See also

• Kliffpisser, Cliffpisser
• Schluchtenscheißer