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[–] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 126 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If anyone wants to know, "Beweglichertorpfostenkrieg" is literally just "moving goal posts war" disguised as a german compound word.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

As a German, this word was compounded incorrectly anyway. Adjectives don't get compounded. So it would be "Beweglicher Torpfostenkrieg"

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look guys, I found the Grammer Nazi.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's actually quite easy to correct, so why not mention it?

Make that "moving goal post war" a "goal post movement war" and now it's all nouns and valid to compound them.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

German...Grammer...Nazi...

Sir, this is a Noncredible Wendy's, not a Highly Credible Outback Steakhouse.

[–] Turun@feddit.de 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is wrong. That would describe a certain type of war, but specify that the war is movable.

I think the "Torpfostverschiebekrieg" mentioned in another comment would be the best solution.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But surely wouldn't that imply the existence of such thing as a 'goal post war'? Because the term is meant to mean '(moving goal post) (war)', and not '(moving) (goal post war)'

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Beweglicher-Torpfosten-Krieg looks about right.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Ah yes that makes sense

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[–] khapyman@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

On the other hand in Finnish that's can be one word: maalitolpansiirtosota. No sense implied.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Hmm they can try using that as the new Паляниця (Palanitsya).

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is it not a German compound word?

[–] wert_straffer@feddit.de 20 points 1 year ago

„Torpfostenbewegungskrieg“ would be correct. I‘d prefer „Torpfostverschiebekrieg“ though.

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's incorrect actually! We don't compound adjectives (Beweglicher)

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Interesting! Thank you for the explanation.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

We do it though... it's just not correct.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Putin after the war: „And with that, I declare our special operation to lower our male population a great success!“

[–] vox@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago

increasing female to male ratio

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro your speech mark fell off and it’s at the bottom of the word now ._.

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ you can't just go around calling people that

[–] FleetingTit@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I can and I did. You can't stop me!

[–] Ekybio@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's 5th generation warfare because it takes 5 generations to recover from it

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Huh, I just thought it was an autocorrect of "5th grade"

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago

Putin is that kid on the playground that kept announcing new rules every time he was losing.

[–] archonet@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not a retreat, it's a blitzkrieg in reverse.

[–] Wodge@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Syrc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Geirkztlib

I knew those fuckers were at it again smh

[–] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 14 points 1 year ago

Putin be like:

[–] Fried_out_Kombi@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

My god, Putin's been playing 5th-gen chess this whole time!!

Pretty sure Alex Jones invented that method

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

P.S For those who don't know, "Ukrop" is slur for "ukrainian" which also means "dill" (like the herb)

[–] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a Richmond VA native, we had a grocery store chain called Ukrops. I didn't realize it was insult in Ukraine.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

oh it's an insult even in Russia now...

The U.S. invented that circa 1955 lol

[–] sentinelthesalty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Tzeench MF's be like.