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Topic Options #158271 - 04/07/06 02:31 PM Kummerspeck Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1763 From the Last Page column in the March 2006 Smithsonian magazine, we see a much-needed loan word from German: Kummerspeck - the excess weight one gains from emotion-related overeating. It means "grief bacon." My own translation would be more along the lines of "boredom cookie", but its all the same in the end (well, OK; hips). Top #158272 - 04/07/06 03:14 PM Re: Kummerspeck zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2467 Loc: R'lyeh Another word from Tingo. At least this one seems to be used in German. Top #158273 - 04/07/06 07:38 PM Re: Kummerspeck Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2779 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA I know only about ten words in German (not including things you can order in a restaurant) but I wonder if the English word cummerbund is related to the prefix/root used here. Top #158274 - 04/07/06 08:07 PM Re: Kummerspeck Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12530 Quote: I know only about ten words in German (not including things you can order in a restaurant) but I wonder if the English word cummerbund is related to the prefix/root used here. AHD suggests otherwise. Top #158275 - 04/08/06 01:15 AM Re: Kummerspeck Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/06/00 Posts: 2779 Loc: Seattle, Washington, USA How 'bout dat? Top #158276 - 04/10/06 01:04 PM Re: Kummerspeck HHDiestel stranger Registered: 03/14/06 Posts: 5 Hello and good evening. The possible relation between cummerbund and Kummerspeck did intrigue me. According to my dictionaries, the former goes back to Persian "kamar" (waist), having reached the English language via Hindi "kamarband" (ca loinband) The latter actually means additional fat because of worry, more often than not "Liebeskummer" (lovesickness). So you put on weight with man/woman problems, acchieving the exact opposite of what you desperately need. "Kummer" derives from Middle High German "kumber" (waste, debris; trouble, stress, grief) and was borrowed from Middle Latin "cumbrus" (entanglement, dam). It is related to "kümmerlich" (poor, miserable) and "Kümmerling" (weakling). In some German regions "Kümmerling" also names a bitter "Schnaps". I suspect what people actually mean is "Kümmel" (caraway seed or cumin), as the taste, if I remember correctly, reminds you of these spices. So, if you have "Kummer" or possibly weltschmerz, you have a couple of quick Kümmerlings and the world might look better (I doubt, esp. as it does not exactly help to reduce your waistline, v.s.) Hans-Hermann Top #158277 - 05/08/06 07:44 PM Re: Kummerspeck themilum veteran Registered: 05/25/02 Posts: 1529 Loc: Aladamnbama the most watered s... Vielen Dank fuer diese ausfuehrliche, etymologische Analyse. Kuemmerling wird hoffentlich nicht in die Staaten exportiert. Top #158278 - 05/14/06 09:01 PM Re: Kummerspeck themilum veteran Registered: 05/25/02 Posts: 1529 Loc: Aladamnbama the most watered s... Ah yes, for the record. I asked Sebastian Voigt, a nice German from Germany, to reply to the messages in this thread, (It's not like I was interfering with any continuous conversation) and he did. He will be back here later this month so if anyone wants to chat in German he will be pleased to oblige. Milo. Edited by themilum (05/14/06 09:50 PM) Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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