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Witzbold

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Witzbold.

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Germany sometimes gets a bad rap for being too serious. After all, it's the land of poets and philosophers - not to mention of overcast weather. But a "Witzbold" is just the opposite, namely a wise guy or prankster who loves to joke around. Even though Chancellor Merkel probably won't ever earn a reputation as a Witzbold, rest assured that you can run across plenty of jokers in Germany. And if not, you can always become one yourself!

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