So many Dudas in Germany
I'm a Brazilian guy and in 1998 I worked in Germany. I had studied German for quite some time, but my visiting friends hadn't. They asked me why so many girls in Germany were called "Duda" (short for "Eduarda" in Brazil). I was quite puzzled, but then it dawned on me: "Hey you there" in German is Hey du da! So this is the phrase my friends have heard many times.
Sent by: Alberto
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That means "what's-his/her-name", "thingummy". Took me a while to figure it out. :)
I used to work with a German girl who used the word "
It would also be a good greeting for a bagpiper - "duda" is a common East European (and sometimes German) word for a bagpipe. So Edward the Piper in Scotland but Duda der Duder in Germany...
Hi!
"Dingsbums" is often used when you forget someones name or the name of a thing, so instead of the name you say "Dingsbums" while you try to remember what it was or who he/she is named.
I don't quite sure about the English word but I think it's "thingamajig".
Like in: Pass me that thingamajig over there.
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