Word that mean something funny in English

[metalsvinet]

Here are some Danish words I like, with English translations:

slutspurt = finale
i fart = moving (e.g. elevator)
fartplan = timetable
boghandel = bookstore
barberskum = shaving foam

I could go on ...

[Meffy]

Please do! Those are pretty good already. :-D

[rockstar_not]

Driving through switzerland, I remember a certain giggly feeling when noticing the exit signs change from 'Sortie' to 'Ausfahrt'.

-Scott

[Highvoltage]

hungarian

fakanál (sounds like fuckanal) = wooden spoon

[nuffink]

On the opposite tack,

Corner sounds like the Portugese for cunt.

So I was informed after hollering it at a Benfica vs Sporting match.

[stefancrs]

In Helsinki there's a food store that is called "KKK Supermarket"........

[stefancrs]

In sweden "knäppa" isn't a dirty word.

[Hovmod]

[some damn car manufacturer] had to come up with a new name for one of their models, because "Fitta" means pussy in Norwegian.

[Hovmod]

Confusing. The portuguese word "Puxe" is pronounced "push" and means "pull".

[stefancrs]

Wolkswagen had to come up with a new name for one of their models, because "Fitta" means the pussy in Norwegian.

That was Honda.

[Hovmod]

Wolkswagen had to come up with a new name for one of their models, because "Fitta" means the pussy in Norwegian.

That was Nissan.

Wolkswagen Nissan?

[stefancrs]

Oh, btw, In swedish "saw" (to saw something) and "saw" (to have seen something) both translate into "såg", what's the common origin to this? It can't just be a coincidence.

[stefancrs]

Wolkswagen had to come up with a new name for one of their models, because "Fitta" means the pussy in Norwegian.

That was Nissan.

Wolkswagen Nissan?

Sorry, I edited my message, because I was wrong It was Honda. Honda Fitta. They renamed it to Honda Jazz.

[pHz]

just like vauxhall / opel ... had to rename the nova to sell it in spain ...

slainte rob

[CypherOne]

barberskum = shaving foam

I noticed that one a few years ago on a can of Gilette, had a good chuckle...