Pferdekuss

Meaning

1. (colloquial, masculine, strong) a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh
2. (colloquial, masculine, strong) contusion, swelling caused by a short, powerful kick (with the knee) to someone’s thigh

Synonyms

Eisbein

Eisenbahner

Hirsch

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Boandl

Schenkerl

Schenkler

Knöck

Tschekapuff

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈp͡feːɐ̯dəˌkʊs]

Etymology

From Pferd (“horse”) + Kuss (“kiss”). Derived from the dated humorous idiomatic expression vom Pferd geküsst werden (literally “to get kissed by a horse”), which first applied the sense of "to get bitten by a horse", then also of "to get kicked by a horse".