German slang and informal expressions
Casual German you'll actually hear from friends and online — with a clear note on register for each word, since using slang in the wrong setting is the real risk here.
- Alterdude, man (casual address)
- Diggabro, dude (youth slang)
- krassintense, crazy, extreme (can be good or bad)
- geilawesome, cool (originally a vulgar word, now mainstream slang)
- nicenice, cool (English loanword used as German slang)
- Bock habento feel like (doing something), to be up for it
- chillento chill, to relax (English loanword verb)
- abhängento hang out
- Kumpelbuddy, mate, pal
- die Schnauze haltento shut up (rude/blunt)
- Mistdarn, crap, nonsense (mild swear/exclamation)
- Quatschnonsense, rubbish
- Moinhi, hello (North German regional greeting)
- Tschöbye (casual regional variant of Tschüss)
- der Typguy, dude (casual word for a person)
- die Muckemusic (casual slang)
- die Kohlemoney, dough, cash (slang)
- pleite seinto be broke (out of money)
- abgefahrenwild, crazy, far-out (in a cool/impressive way)
- die Schnapsideea crazy, harebrained idea