southpaw

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What’s the German word for reading people who know less about a subject than you do and are more confident in asserting the right answer than you are?

Jul 05, 2024 at 19:22 UTC

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@scotclose.bsky.social
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Mannsplainüng

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sialnez @sialnez.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:30 UTC

Männer

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drhoctor2 @drhoctor2.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 08:02 UTC

Herrsplaining?

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@bernieburner7.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:51 UTC

Arschlöcher.

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Elrond Hubbard @danmitchell.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

Derglesias

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Matt Johnston @mattjohnston.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

Republikaner?

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Danny Rubin @dannyrubin.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:24 UTC

Leben?

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Prosediva @prosediva.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Backpfeifengesicht

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A Gonnagle @agonnagle.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:23 UTC

Amerikaner for the most part.

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Thomas Fuchs 🔭🕹️ @thomasfuchs.at
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 22:07 UTC

Mastodonbenutzer

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Ben Zimmerman @benzim.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:33 UTC

Fhuekenhœrshit

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Carolyn @carolynp.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:25 UTC

"Drumpf" (later Americanized to "Trump")

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Martin Schneider @wovenstrap.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

Dunning-Kruger Faktion

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@boredompeejeterson.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 15:32 UTC

There actually is the German term "Halbwissen" ("half-knowledge") that describes what those people have. Often "gefährliches Halbwissen" ("dangerous half-knowledge") is used to describe someone making a bad decisision based on this level of being informed

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Toast Conger @toastfloats.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:09 UTC

Don't know about the German word but Luke recently introduced me to the portmanteau errogance which I think fits this situation

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James M. Fraleigh @jamesmfraleigh.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:45 UTC

"New York Times editorial page contributor."

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Sela of the Disastral Clocktower @sela.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:28 UTC

falschetapferkeit

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7hills @7hill.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

Selbstgewiss

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Dunning–Kruger-Brodeln

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RJ Sliva @rjsliva.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:32 UTC

Herren.

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notorious CRK @notoriouscrk.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:26 UTC

Dunning-Kruger Wirkung?

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Paula @paula2131.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:49 UTC

What’s the German word for man?

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Your Pal in Ypsi @ypsidoodle.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 21:55 UTC

Ingenieurantwortschreiben

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Dr Tom Hill @tomhjhill.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 19:29 UTC

Blödsinn-wissen-offenbarung-gefühl. Colloquially: blödsinnfühl.

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The Exile @xylorjax.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:59 UTC

Das Twitter

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dutchtreat - F the NYT @dutchtreat.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 15:42 UTC

There's a good old English word for it -> ultracrepidarian (a person who expresses opinions on matters outside the scope of their knowledge or expertise)

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