Pumpern is a German verb meaning \"to fart,\" and Nickel, like Old Nick in English, was a name for the devil, so it actually breaks down as \"farting devil.\" The metal nickel shares in this diabolical genealogy, since it was originally called kupfernickel (\"copper devil\") by a mineralogist who was having a devil of a time extracting copper ore before realizing he was dealing with a new metallic element. Leslie Nielsen’s tombstone has a fart joke on it. —Ceci n'est pas un seing. "Devils Fart"! In German, Pumpern is a verb that means “to fart”, and Nickel, just like Old Nick in English, was a name for the devil, so Pumpernickel would mean “farting devil”. Bearman Cartoons. :-) --58.179.163.21 01:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC) el Pronunciation: 'pm-pr-"ni-kl Function: noun Etymology: German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility Date: 1756 : a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour The true origin of "pumpernickel" -… Thus, pumpernickel literally translates to "devil’s fart," which is a definition accepted by most publishers and dictionaries, however strange it may sound. I sometime live up to the German meaning of my name, devil’s fart! The word stems from an old Bavarian term for “hard”; either referring to the process used to grind the grain into flour, or the density of the final bread product. In German, Pumpern is a verb that means “to fart”, and Nickel, just like Old Nick in English, was a name for the devil, so Pumpernickel would mean “farting devil”. According to Langenscheidts Taschen Wörterbücher (1956), it refers to a form of “pumping work”. It has been long associated with the Westphalia region of Germany. Member: posted . Lighting up soda cans, with my Dickheads in my pocket. Never having experienced flatulence we thought it might be interesting to try it! Did Marine Corps Tell Pelosi, ‘We Don’t Work For You’? (I shit you not! 25. XD I will never touch anything with that name again. Never having experienced flatulence we thought it might be interesting to try it! Pumpernickel means “devil’s fart”. You are shitting me. Doughnut holes are Nonnenförzchen in the Rhineland. Pumpernickel is made with pumpernickel flour, which is made from whole rye berries that have been coarsely ground. This information comes from Harold McGee. The OED doesn't attribute any specific origin to this word, but it has several interesting stories about it. Pumpernickel (English: / ˈ p ʌ m p ər n ɪ k əl /; German: [ˈpʊmpɐˌnɪkl̩]) is a typically heavy, slightly sweet rye bread traditionally made with sourdough starter and coarsely ground rye. West, Paul. The word pumpernickel comes from “devil’s fart” in German. Rawson, Hugh. :] ) Oh my god rofl. Similar images could be found ion the walls of churches and abbeys in Bologna, Modena, Pisa, and San Gimignano. Did you know pumpernickel means goblin fart? "Puxbrot" is the term my friends use, "pux" being a slang word for fart and brot being German for bread. 24. Pumpernickel, the name of a dark rye bread from the Westphalia region of Germany, has attracted more than its fair share of folk etymologies.One popular story involves Napoleon and his horse. That's about it. Pumpernickel. The state of Oregon is full of nostalgia, whether it be the last Blockbuster video,... Was Journalist Conned Into Quitting Her Job for Fake Harvard Position? ‍♀️ Pumpernickel, welcome to Tiny Dogs of … Wearing cross colour jeans, as I'm dodging closest transit's, on red hen's with no dockets. Hence, pumpernickel is described as the “devil’s fart”, a definition accepted by the Stopes International Language Database,[2] the publisher Random House,[3] and by some English language dictionaries, including the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. I still claim loyalty, even though I read just last night that pumpernickel has a bad name, even in its country of origin. September 21, 2007, 20:03. zmježd. Hide Post: That's about it. Pumper is the German word for fart. Pumpernickel with caraway seeds –improved, 2018 JANUARY 2019: This post was originally written early in my experiments with bread, and I have since baked pumpernickel several times, and have added some techniques that I believe improves on the recipe I adapted from Smitten Kitchen, so I have deleted some of the description of my previous problems and gone straight to the new recipe. Pumpernickel has been long associated with the Westphalia region of Germany, first referred to in print in 1450. el Pronunciation: 'pm-pr-"ni-kl Function: noun Etymology: German, from pumpern to break wind + Nickel goblin; from its reputed indigestibility Date: 1756 : a dark coarse sourdough bread made of unbolted rye flour The true origin of "pumpernickel" -… So, the bread can be translated as the devil's fart, or something like that. Devil’s fart is probably more widely known as pumpernickel, a dense German rye bread that’s name actually means “devil’s fart”. It really does! All rights reserved. Seriously... look it up. September 21, 2007, 20:03. zmježd. A philologist states that pumpern was a New High German for flatulent, and Nickel was a form of the name Nicholas, commonly associated with a goblin or devil (e.g. The American Heritage Dictionary adds "so named from being hard to digest." So, the bread can be translated as the devil's fart, or something like that. 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