Verlangen, darned ol' eta beat me to the only idea I had. I'm well over 35, and the thing I'd think of if I heard that with no other context, would be a joint. You write as though English is your first language, though you seem to be in Germany. I am wondering which part of the English-speaking world your huggy (hey--I meant to put "hubby", but I like this better!) is from; perhaps it was heard in Britain, for ex., but not here in the States.