Negerkuss

German

Alternative forms
  • Negerkuß (pre-1996 orthography)

Etymology

From Neger (“negro”) +‎ Kuss (“kiss”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈneːɡɐˌkʰʊs]
  • Hyphenation: Ne‧ger‧kuss
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Negerkuss m (strong, genitive Negerkusses, plural Negerküsse)

  1. (dated, now offensive) chocolate-coated marshmallow treat, chocolate teacake
    Synonyms: Schokokuss, Schaumkuss, (now often offensive) Mohrenkopf

Usage notes

The term Negerkuss was more common in the past. Due to its reference to the discriminatory term Neger, it is now considered offensive. According to DWDS, around the mid-1990s it was replaced in public usage by Schokokuss or Schaumkuss. Duden strongly recommends replacing it with either of these terms.

Declension
Declension of Negerkuss [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Negerkuss die Negerküsse
genitive eines des Negerkusses der Negerküsse
dative einem dem Negerkuss, Negerkusse1 den Negerküssen
accusative einen den Negerkuss die Negerküsse

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Dutch: negerzoen (calque)

Further reading
  • “Negerkuss” in Duden online
  • “Negerkuss” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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