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Schattenseite

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

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Peter Pan was the boy who lost his shadow, but, had he been German, he may never have wanted to get it back. Someone's "Schattenseite," or "shadow side," is their secret dark side that is responsible for bad deeds or even crimes. Peter Pan certainly did get into quite a bit of mischief, even without his shadow, but all in the harmless spirit of enjoying his boyhood.
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