Schmeißfliege

Meaning

1. (feminine) blowfly (insect of the family Calliphoridae)
2. (dated, derogatory, feminine) leftist intellectual

Concepts

blowfly

bluebottle

greenbottle

little pest

meat-fly

Synonyms

Aasfliege

Fleischfliege

blaue Fleischfliege

große blaue Fliege

Aabeemick

Translations

moscarda

bromvlieg

moscardón

Calliphora sp. etc.

Calliphora vicina

Sarcophaga sp.

aasvlieg

varejeira azul

varejeira

kurt sineği

mavi kantaron

mouche à viande

kurtsineği

chiriringa

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʃmaɪ̯sˌfliːɡə]

Etymology

From schmeißen (“to defecate”, literally “to throw”) + Fliege (“fly”).