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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "skurril" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "skurril" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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this is an interesting word. First time i heard someone use it he struggled to put his finger on it. The word came up again in my Aussprachekurs last night and we had a whole discussion about it and the difficulty of defining it again.
i still don’t entirely get it.
am i right in thinking what this word refers to would be rather unthreatening?
Does it need a lighthearted charm?
I would translate it as “really strange, bordering the absurd”. Maybe also a mix of “curious” and “absurd” and “surreal”.
1) Yes, you could call that
2) Yes, I can see “skurril” here but ONLY if it’s clear that this is really outlandish behavior
3) Yes
4) The words I would use for Wes Anderson movies is “overrated” and “boring”
5) Haven’t seen it. I don’t watch horror ever.
It doesn’t need lighthearted charm, nor does it need to be threatening.
Actually, just for fun, I entered it into Google image search and the results are pretty interesting :)
4) The words I would use for Wes Anderson movies is “overrated” and “boring.
I am definitely with you on that. Not seen anything from him in years… they always felt contrived, apolitical and sanitised. Not my thing but perhaps a useful example to cite when trying to figure out this word ; )
Thanks for the google link
“sanitized” actually REALLY nails it for me. I never feel anything with his movies. It’s like ChatGPT 4 makes a movie. Very impressive on the surface but not much underneath.
he takes the visual style of Peter Greenaway and removes a lot of the themes that make Greenaway a significantly more compelling director: the psychological, the pathological, the violent, the macabre, sex, power. edit: tbh i’m only familar with G’s 80s movies so not sure what his later stuffs like..
Also, this is a great example:
https://www.langweiledich.net/mountainbike-tricks-ohne-mountainbikes/
There’s definitely an element of expectations being upset
Let’s say “a norm being broken”. The word “expectation” is a bit misleading, I feel like (mainly for others reading the comments).
there is an element of wtf though right?
Without that notion of “surprise” though. “skurril” can be a slow burn.
ah cool. how would you say “slow burn” in german btw?
Hahahaha, no idea. Something with “langsam” but it’s really hard to capture.
someone just was on about this lp which i’d never heard about before – took look one at the cover and it was like “this is pretty much a textbook definition of skurril”
https://www.discogs.com/master/80116-Mark-Hollis-Mark-Hollis/image/SW1hZ2U6MjgzNjA3ODM=