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272:, for example, 'Then, my brothers, we had these off-white cravats which looked like whipped-up kartoffel or spud with a sort of a design made on it with a fork.' and, 'It was really a very nice appetizing bit of pishcha they'd laid out on the tray - two or three lomticks of like hot roastbeef with mashed kartoffel and vedge, then there was also ice-cream and a nice hot chasha of chai.' 155:
on writing reports on the poor and immigration. Reichelt rejected the award, claiming that the term "Kartoffel" had evolved into a "racial insult on German school yards and is by no means well intentioned."
73:("potato glutton") was popularised in the 1960s, when it was commonly used as a derogatory term to describe people of German descent. The first known use of the word in a similar sense was in 1873, when the 44: 439: 413: 468: 495: 513: 587: 57:. It is also used in a humorous way and as a self-denomination. In English, kartoffel can also be used literally, or for literary effect, to mean potato. 333: 292: 569:
Burgess, Anthony (1996). A Clockwork Orange. London: Penguin, ISBN 9780140188820. Originally published, London: Heinemann, 1962
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on German Knowledge to see whether the material, which would offend this group of people, would remain on Knowledge.
91:("potato tummies"), because potatoes were the only substance that they ate, whether out of poverty, habit, or both. 536: 297: 265: 111:
that children were being described as "German potatoes" or "German sluts". She described such insults as a form of
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In English, kartoffel can be used to mean potato, literally, or for literary effect, as in the stylized
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party called for consistent action against such behavior, whilst the Alliance 90/The Greens politician
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Band 11 (= Band 5 der Originalausgabe), S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873, Sp. 244–245. (Online
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described Schröder's statements as "pseudo-scientific, dangerous nonsense".
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Die Telelupe: Knowledge – Neo Magazin Royale mit Jan Böhmermann – ZDFneo
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as mainly white Germans with no immigration background in the episode
514:""Kanaken" vs. "Kartoffeln" Lukas Podolski und Gündogan "ein Flachs"" 261: 179: 168: 112: 28: 183:(derogatory slang for "foreigner"), including international players 281: 257: 50: 159:"Kartoffel" later appeared in public debate concerning Germany's 284:, a derogatory term for Germans in English during the World Wars 360: 334:"Familienministerin: Schröder warnt vor Deutschenfeindlichkeit" 496:"Von "Kartoffeln" und "Kanaken" – Löws schwere Kaderplanung" 171:. According to an article published in the German magazine 83:
used it in a teasing manner to describe inhabitants of the
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German journalist Julian Reichelt was nominated for the
414:"Ein Jubiläum und eine Kartoffel für Julian Reichelt" 99:
The term "Kartoffel" has been used in debates about
467:; Hujer, Marc; Pfeil, Gerhard (25 August 2018), 223:until 2017, said that it was harmless teasing. 149:("New German Media Makers") association, for 8: 244:on April 18, 2019. He created the article 226:German satirist and late-night show host 126:, the Berlin Senator of the Interior and 69:populations in Germany. Use of the word 53:term used by other cultures to describe 309: 207:group made fun of the lifestyle of the 145:("golden potato") award in 2018 by the 359:Simone Schmollack (15 November 2010). 36: 7: 588:Pejorative terms for European people 412:Andrea Dernbach (3 November 2018). 361:"Angebliche Deutschenfeindlichkeit" 163:after they were knocked out of the 14: 293:List of ethnic slurs by ethnicity 438:David Hein (5 November 2018). 288:List of terms used for Germans 195:, with "typical" Germans like 1: 477:(in German), pp. 92-96, 16:Derogatory German slang term 604: 298:List of regional nicknames 252:Literal and Literary Usage 147:Neue deutsche Medienmacher 230:described the authors of 469:"Wie eine Traditionself" 219:, active players in the 236:Die Telelupe: Knowledge 161:national football team 136:Sven-Christian Kindler 132:Alliance 90/The Greens 583:Anti-German sentiment 317:Deutsches Wörterbuch. 80:Deutsches Wörterbuch 556:Burgess 1996, p.79. 392:Neuemedienmacher.de 165:2018 FIFA World Cup 38:[kaʁˈtɔfl̩] 547:Burgess 1996, p.6. 266:A Clockwork Orange 241:Neo Magazin Royale 130:, co-chair of the 49:) is a derogatory 520:. 28 August 2018. 502:. 27 August 2018. 465:Buschmann, Rafael 340:. 10 October 2010 246:Kartoffel (Slang) 143:Goldene Kartoffel 105:Kristina Schröder 595: 557: 554: 548: 545: 539: 533: 528: 522: 521: 510: 504: 503: 492: 486: 485: 461: 455: 454: 452: 450: 435: 429: 428: 426: 424: 409: 403: 402: 400: 398: 384: 378: 377: 375: 373: 356: 350: 349: 347: 345: 330: 324: 314: 232:German Knowledge 125: 71:Kartoffelfresser 48: 47: 46: 40: 35: 603: 602: 598: 597: 596: 594: 593: 592: 573: 572: 566: 561: 560: 555: 551: 546: 542: 531: 529: 525: 512: 511: 507: 494: 493: 489: 463: 462: 458: 448: 446: 437: 436: 432: 422: 420: 418:Tagesspiegel.de 411: 410: 406: 396: 394: 386: 385: 381: 371: 369: 358: 357: 353: 343: 341: 332: 331: 327: 315: 311: 306: 278: 270:Anthony Burgess 264:, of the novel 254: 119: 117:Ehrhart Körting 97: 89:Kartoffelwänste 63: 43: 42: 41: 33: 17: 12: 11: 5: 601: 599: 591: 590: 585: 575: 574: 571: 570: 565: 562: 559: 558: 549: 540: 523: 505: 487: 456: 430: 404: 379: 351: 338:Spiegel Online 325: 308: 307: 305: 302: 301: 300: 295: 290: 285: 277: 274: 253: 250: 228:Jan Böhmermann 217:Lukas Podolski 213:İlkay Gündoğan 185:Jérôme Boateng 96: 93: 62: 59: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 600: 589: 586: 584: 581: 580: 578: 568: 567: 563: 553: 550: 544: 541: 538: 534: 527: 524: 519: 515: 509: 506: 501: 497: 491: 488: 484: 480: 476: 475: 470: 466: 460: 457: 445: 441: 434: 431: 419: 415: 408: 405: 393: 389: 383: 380: 368: 367: 362: 355: 352: 339: 335: 329: 326: 322: 318: 313: 310: 303: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 283: 280: 279: 275: 273: 271: 267: 263: 259: 251: 249: 247: 243: 242: 237: 233: 229: 224: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 197:Thomas Müller 194: 190: 186: 182: 181: 176: 175: 170: 166: 162: 157: 154: 153: 148: 144: 139: 137: 133: 129: 123: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 101:Germanophobia 95:Controversies 94: 92: 90: 86: 85:Ore Mountains 82: 81: 76: 72: 68: 60: 58: 56: 52: 45: 39: 32: 30: 25: 21: 552: 543: 526: 517: 508: 499: 490: 472: 459: 447:. Retrieved 443: 433: 421:. Retrieved 417: 407: 395:. Retrieved 391: 382: 370:. Retrieved 364: 354: 342:. Retrieved 337: 328: 316: 312: 255: 239: 235: 225: 208: 204: 201:Mats Hummels 192: 178: 172: 158: 152:Bild-Zeitung 150: 146: 142: 140: 98: 88: 78: 70: 64: 27: 19: 18: 474:Der Spiegel 444:Horizont.de 174:Der Spiegel 128:Cem Özdemir 120: [ 103:. In 2010, 67:allochthone 577:Categories 564:References 304:References 209:Kartoffeln 189:Mesut Özil 483:0038-7452 193:Kartoffel 20:Kartoffel 276:See also 537:YouTube 518:Welt.de 500:Welt.de 449:9 April 423:9 April 397:9 April 372:9 April 344:9 April 61:History 55:Germans 34:German: 481:  262:Nadsat 205:Kanake 191:, and 180:Kanake 169:Russia 113:racism 75:Grimms 29:potato 24:German 282:Kraut 258:argot 124:] 51:slang 479:ISSN 451:2019 425:2019 399:2019 374:2019 346:2019 321:here 215:and 199:and 187:and 26:for 535:on 366:taz 268:by 238:on 221:DFB 167:in 109:ARD 87:as 579:: 516:. 498:. 471:, 442:. 416:. 390:. 363:. 336:. 323:.) 260:, 122:de 115:. 77:' 453:. 427:. 401:. 376:. 348:. 31:, 22:(

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German
potato
[kaʁˈtɔfl̩]

slang
Germans
allochthone
Grimms
Deutsches Wörterbuch
Ore Mountains
Germanophobia
Kristina Schröder
ARD
racism
Ehrhart Körting
de
Cem Özdemir
Alliance 90/The Greens
Sven-Christian Kindler
Bild-Zeitung
national football team
2018 FIFA World Cup
Russia
Der Spiegel
Kanake
Jérôme Boateng
Mesut Özil
Thomas Müller
Mats Hummels
İlkay Gündoğan

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