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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #171476 - 11/20/07 05:04 PM OFFESKEITEN   Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 R. Eastcourt journeyman R. Eastcourt   journeyman Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 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) #171494 - 11/20/07 08:29 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: R. Eastcourt]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 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. #171536 - 11/23/07 05:35 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 R. Eastcourt journeyman R. Eastcourt   journeyman Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 99 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. #171849 - 12/03/07 11:59 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: R. Eastcourt]   Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 Scriveyn stranger Scriveyn   stranger Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 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. #171850 - 12/03/07 12:23 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: Scriveyn]   Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 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. #174743 - 03/15/08 01:39 AM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: BranShea]   Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 twosleepy old hand twosleepy   old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 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... #174753 - 03/15/08 02:22 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: twosleepy]   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 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. #174757 - 03/15/08 04:05 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: zmjezhd]   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass i.e., what a difference an 'ei' makes. -ron o. #174759 - 03/15/08 06:23 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: tsuwm]   Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 twosleepy old hand twosleepy   old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 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) Last edited by twosleepy; 03/15/08 06:24 PM. #174767 - 03/15/08 09:51 PM Re: OFFESKEITEN [Re: twosleepy]   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Offeskeiten isn't German. It might could be some Germanic language; not sure I'd bet on it considering who it came from but I don't think we can draw any conclusions about what the vowel sequence would be in any German cognate even if it is a legitimate word in some Germanic language Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  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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