Klatsch und Tratsch

Word of the Day – Wundertütenspecial

Hallo ihr alle, and welcome to our first (well, actually second) Word of the Day  Wundertüten-Special. Now you’re of course all like “What’s a Wundertüte”. Well, ein Wunder is a wonder or a miracle and eine Tüte is a bag. So a Wundertüte is literally a miracle bag and it’s no surprise that it’s a euphemism for a joint. But the main meaning is a different one. I don’t know if they’re still selling this but when I was a kid a Wundertüte was sold at a lot of kiosks and it was a sealed bag with a bunch of  surprises in it, like chocolate, chewing, a yo-yo, a sticker or a Sony Play Station. At least that one guy in the other class claimed he got one. Although… now that I think about it that makes me a bit suspicious because…  I doubt they  actually sold Play Station in East Germany. God, I was so naive as a kid. Anyway, so a Wundertüte is the same idea as an Überraschungsei. And that’s pretty much what a Wundertüten-Special is. Instead of looking at one of the main stream words, we’ll leave the beaten tracks of learners and venture out into the wild a … <a href="https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning/klatsch-und-tratsch/">Dive in <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> <a href="https://yourdailygerman.com/meaning/klatsch-und-tratsch/">Dive in <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

Vocab: lästern, das Laster, schummeln, schleimen, der Schleim, sich einschleimen