Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Meckerpott
English translation:
whiner, whinger, whingebag, grump, bellyacher
Added to glossary by
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
Jun 12, 2009 23:18
14 yrs ago
German term
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
TV-Meckerpott
German to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Daß Meinungen auch bei lukullischen Genüssen auseinander gehen, steht außer Frage-warum es jedoch **TV-Meckerpott** Oliver Kalkhofe in einer fünftklassigen China-Imbiss...verschlagen hat, bleibt fraglich.
From the photos of him that I've seen, I'm guessing he's what might be described as a 'TV personality'. What does Meckerpott actually mean though?
Thanks for your help.
From the photos of him that I've seen, I'm guessing he's what might be described as a 'TV personality'. What does Meckerpott actually mean though?
Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | whiner, complainer |
LisaV20
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| 4 +5 | Grumble guts |
Damian Harrison (X)
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| 4 +1 | TV whingebag |
Slindon
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| 4 | petty (TV) fault-finder (a grouser) |
Erich Friese
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| 3 | TV's "Tubby Curmudgeon" |
John Fenz
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Proposed translations
+3
8 hrs
Selected
whiner, complainer
Meckern is to complain or to whine about something, so these may be good choices as well.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-06-13 07:35:41 GMT)
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Sorry, pressed 'enter' before the sentence was finished. I meant to write: "Stop being such a whiner!" Alternatively, in British English, they use "whinger".
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-06-13 07:35:41 GMT)
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Sorry, pressed 'enter' before the sentence was finished. I meant to write: "Stop being such a whiner!" Alternatively, in British English, they use "whinger".
Example sentence:
Don
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone - some great suggestions. In the end I went with 'TV's resident whinger..'
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23 mins
TV's "Tubby Curmudgeon"
He does look tubby, I don't know if he's also considered a curmudgeon.
See picture ;-)
See picture ;-)
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thanks, John |
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Erich Friese
Australia
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
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Related KudoZ points
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4
petty (TV) fault-finder (a grouser)
German-English Dictionary of Idioms (Tayler/Gottschalk: Max Huber Verlag)
+1
16 hrs
TV whingebag
I like the sound of whingebag!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Shiner
: Good for UK audience
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Thanks Helen. I think the Aussies might like it too!
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40 mins
Grumble guts
Grumble-guts, grump, bellyacher, grumbletonian.
See: http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=tvRp1whVFUsC&pg=PA509&lpg...
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-06-12 23:59:39 GMT)
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Oops, forgot the hyphen in the title...
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2009-06-14 03:23:44 GMT)
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"Pott" is not a reference to Olli's girth, although he is, admittedly, somewhat rotund. Germans would say "massig". Meckerpott is certainly in common usage in Northern German and describes a rather caustic / cantankerous personality, as opposed to your common "Nörgler" who merely whines and whinges...
See: http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=tvRp1whVFUsC&pg=PA509&lpg...
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Note added at 40 mins (2009-06-12 23:59:39 GMT)
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Oops, forgot the hyphen in the title...
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Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2009-06-14 03:23:44 GMT)
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"Pott" is not a reference to Olli's girth, although he is, admittedly, somewhat rotund. Germans would say "massig". Meckerpott is certainly in common usage in Northern German and describes a rather caustic / cantankerous personality, as opposed to your common "Nörgler" who merely whines and whinges...
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Damian |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ToCaTranslation
: I think I like bellyacher better for "Meckerpot"... what a word to tranlsate :)
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Thanks!
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Barbara Wiebking
: I like grumble guts.
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Thanks!
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Helen Shiner
: bellyacher would work in the UK, but 'grumble guts' would suggest digestive problems! Grumpy old man has currency at least in the UK at present. BTW, you don't have to be old to be a 'grumpy old man'.
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Thanks!
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Lonnie Legg
: Bellyacher--but what about the "pott" part. I'm not aware that "Meckerpott" is a common expression, so "pott" would seem to refer to the entertainer's girth--thus, perhaps (w. a nod to J.F.) "tubby bellyacher".
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See new note. Tubby IS a nice addition though!
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Dr Lofthouse
: agree 'grumpy old man' would be the current UK TV equivalent, because of the current popularity of a BBC show called 'Grumpy Old Men'
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He is a bit young to be "Old", don't you think? And hardly as amusing.
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