Strange German words

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    Muckefuck

    Before you start letting your imagination run wild, Muckefuck is much more banal than it sounds, and refers to coffee substitutes

  • made from barley malt or chicory.It is said that the word derives from “mocca faux,” French for “fake coffee,” as it was used during the Franco-Prussian War. However, we think that the name comes from the verbal response provoked by drinking the stuff.
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