Location: Berlin, Germany
Word or Expression: der Vollpfosten
Closest English Translation: jack-ass, dumb-ass, idiot
Literal Translation: full pole, full pillar
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Location: Berlin, Germany
Word or Expression: der Vollpfosten
Closest English Translation: jack-ass, dumb-ass, idiot
Literal Translation: full pole, full pillar
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Location: Berlin, Germany
Word or Expression: der Vollhorst
Closest English Translation: jackass, full idiot
Literal Translation: full Horst, Horst is a German name.
Compliments of Urban Dictionary: It’s origin comes from the german name “Horst”.
As all people named “Horst” are really jackasses and look really spastic, the name “Horst” became a german insult, and “Vollhorst” is like “bigger jackass”.