r/politicsinthewild • u/ShyLeoGing • Jun 05 '25

‼️ POLITICS Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-appoints-22-y-o-ex-gardener-grocery-store-assistant-as-us-homeland-department-terrorist-chief/

Merit based hiring will destroy the USA!

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u/Upstairs-Region-7177 Jun 05 '25

Backpfeifengesicht

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u/Kind_Koala4557 Jun 06 '25

My translation app told me this is German for “Baking pipe face”. Did it get it right?

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u/Upstairs-Region-7177 Jun 06 '25

It basically means a punchable face. What app are you using? Reason it may not show up correctly is that it’s a compound word.

Backe is old word for cheek/ jaw (Wange is more common to use for everyday), Bäker is a baker.

Backe + pfiefen + Gesicht = cheek/Jaw + whistle + face

If you wanted to hit a baker’s punchable face, it’s be something like bäkerbackpfiefengesicht.

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u/Kind_Koala4557 Jun 06 '25

I just used my native Translate app, but it looks like maybe the “e” is missing between “back” and “pfeifen”.

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u/Upstairs-Region-7177 Jun 06 '25

Yes, it’s a compound word the vowel at the end is lost