Yesterday
I thought about the German word Muckefuck and today I could almost have looked
at the origin of the F-word, if my PC would block such silly requests. But
let's stay with Muckefuck. Mucke is a German slang word for music and Fuck is
uh, yes, just not f*ck. Besides the German word Muckfuck has nothing to do with the English word motherf**ker!
Muckefuck
sometimes refers to thin coffee, but mostly it’s used for substitute or ersatz
coffee, e.g. made from chicory roots. Mucke goes back to Mucken or Mulm and the
German adjective fuck means foul, rotten. Mulm refers to decayed, rotten plant
parts and also humus soil.
Am I now
starting to drink Muckefuck? No, no chance! I drink cold coffee because of the
caffeine.
Links:
http://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2019/01/muckefuck.html
(German text)
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There is a short story by Wilhem Hauff called "Der kleine Muck" (Little Muck), which I think I should have mentioned. Actually the story has nothing to do with Muckefuck. Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827) belongs to the group of romantic poets.
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