German Vocabulary: Word of the Day

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Tom Houlihan wrote:abgekämpft Literally war-weary, this would refer to a man or unit that has spent too much time on the line without a break
Also like "worn out".
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Ratzeputz ... eradicate
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ein Sauhaufen (a pig sty) ... my father's description of his disgust at the sloppy and undisciplined appearance of the Austrian military during our visits there in the '60's and '70's
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