Inselaffe
German
Etymology
From Insel + Affe, literally “island monkey”. The word Affe is used in German both for boorish, rowdy persons and for affected, hoity-toity persons (compare affig, Lackaffe, indirectly also affektiert). Both of these qualities are sometimes associated with (different classes of) the British people.
Noun
Inselaffe m (weak, genitive Inselaffen, plural Inselaffen)
- (derogatory, chiefly neologism) a British person
Usage notes
- The word is now widely understood, but there is little or no attested use before circa 1990.
Declension
Declension of Inselaffe [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Inselaffe | die | Inselaffen |
| genitive | eines | des | Inselaffen | der | Inselaffen |
| dative | einem | dem | Inselaffen | den | Inselaffen |
| accusative | einen | den | Inselaffen | die | Inselaffen |