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moritherapy, you might want to click on the word struwwelpeter and leave your comment there too. Lots of cool conversations happen on the words themselves, and you don't want to miss out. :)
The words on this list are good examples.
“struwwelpeter†is a german term for, literally translated, “shaggy peterâ€. i just discovered that the term is also known in english. struwwelpeter is the title of a popular german children's book comprising ten illustrated and rhymed tales of morality.
written around 1850, it contains the most horrible prussian moral twists. the word “struwwelpeterâ€, then, evokes the image of someone who is a bit on the messy side (actually, the book cover displays a rather sedate-looking preteen with quite the amazing blond afro) as well as the moralistic, guilt-and-horror laden ideas of german/prussian childreading of those times, the vestiges of which still linger on to this day.
i am giving this word a thumbs up on honour of my friend j, who just discovered it