Inselaffe

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== German == === Etymology === From Insel +‎ Affe, literally “island monkey”. The word Affe is used in German both for boorish, rowdy persons and for affected, hoity-toity persons (compare affig, Lackaffe, indirectly also affektiert). Both of these qualities are sometimes associated with (different classes of) English people. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -afə === Noun === Inselaffe m (weak, genitive Inselaffen, plural Inselaffen) (derogatory, chiefly neologism) an English person ==== Usage notes ==== The word is now widely understood, but there is little or no attested use before circa 1990. ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Kliffpisser, Cliffpisser Schluchtenscheißer