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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #171476 - 11/20/07 12:04 PM OFFESKEITEN R. Eastcourt journeyman Registered: 11/01/07 Posts: 99 Loc: Hungarian Gypsy My dear, dead, neighbor used this word(adjective) to describe an ultra-conservative, boorish, gluttonous, self-centered, lazy, neighbor, of certain European descent. Is this a real word or did Jack just spit out pidgion German sounds? Phonetically it sounded: off'-ish-kiten......(add a country here) Top #171494 - 11/20/07 03:29 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: R. Eastcourt] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague You doubled the original post, maybe you did not notice. Aufschiessen, opschieten, means :" move on or hurry up". Could be sort of German or Dutch you heard. It's usually written in small fonts or characters. Top #171536 - 11/23/07 12:35 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: BranShea] R. Eastcourt journeyman Registered: 11/01/07 Posts: 99 Loc: Hungarian Gypsy Originally Posted By: BranShea You doubled the original post, maybe you did not notice. Aufschiessen, opschieten, means :" move on or hurry up". Could be sort of German or Dutch you heard. It's usually written in small fonts or characters. Hmmmm. I'm pretty sure it was an adjective, probably Dutch. Top #171849 - 12/03/07 06:59 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: R. Eastcourt] Scriveyn stranger Registered: 02/22/07 Posts: 5 Loc: Here Be Dragons Sounds more Dutch than German to me. BranShea's post gave me the idea that it might mean "upstart". Just a guess though. Top #171850 - 12/03/07 07:23 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: Scriveyn] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5295 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague The word is too far off any real Dutch or German word to make anything out of it, Scriveyn. It comes closest to 'opschieten ' which means, as said to move on or to hurry up. Top #174743 - 03/14/08 09:39 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: BranShea] twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 876 Loc: western NY I always thought "scheisse" was a "bad" word in German; one of those scatological ones... The online translator came up with "up-sh*t" for "aufscheissen". Not sure what that means, but it looks "bad" to me! If this was an insult, that would make sense... Top #174753 - 03/15/08 10:22 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: twosleepy] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3290 Loc: R'lyeh a "bad" word German schießen 'to shoot', aufschießen 'to coil up (a rope)', and scheißen 'to shit'. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #174757 - 03/15/08 12:05 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: zmjezhd] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10538 Loc: this too shall pass i.e., what a difference an 'ei' makes. -ron o. Top #174759 - 03/15/08 02:23 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: tsuwm] twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 876 Loc: western NY Okay, German isn't my strong suit, so please set me straight! Isn't "schiessen" pronounced (give a break here; more or less:) "shee-sen", and "scheissen" as "shy-sen"? That's a big difference, and from R. Eastcourt's phonetic description "-kiten" as opposed to "-keeten", it "sounds" like a long i to me. That would necessitate a "ei" combination, as in "scheissen". Okay, have at me!!! ;0) Edited by twosleepy (03/15/08 02:24 PM) Top #174767 - 03/15/08 05:51 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: twosleepy] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 Offeskeiten isn't German. 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