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🇩🇪 Ever stumbled across a German word that feels uncomfortably precise? Private Joke ® Deutsch turns that linguistic play into pure comedy.

It’s a hilarious, collaborative word game celebrating the brutal brilliance of German: a language that doesn’t describe feelings so much as pin them to the wall and label them.

Invent outrageously clever new German-style words… or guess whether the word is already real (spoiler: it very often is).

From inner laziness (Innerer Schweinehund) to second-hand embarrassment (Fremdschämen), joyful anticipation (Vorfreude) to chaotic messes (Kuddelmuddel), every card is a prompt designed to spark laughter, debate, and that glorious moment of “wait, this is actually a word?!”

Why you’ll love it:

Laugh out loud
German doesn’t mess around. These cards capture everything from obsessive cleaning (Putzfimmel), to nitpicking perfectionists (Erbsenzähler), to the deep, philosophical fatigue of existence (Weltschmerz).

Bring people together
Collaborative, competitive, and surprisingly revealing. Perfect for friends, families, classrooms, and offices where someone definitely has a Frostbeule problem.

Learn without trying
You’ll absorb real German vocabulary effortlessly, because nothing sticks like a word that perfectly names your worst habits.

Fast, fun, addictive
20–40 minute rounds that feel clever, social, and slightly unhinged. Ideal for game nights, language learners, or anyone who enjoys words with attitude.

If you love precision, dark humour, and discovering that German already has a word for that exact feeling, Private Joke ® Deutsch will ruin other languages for you.

Ready to laugh, argue, and accidentally become fluent in emotional accuracy?
Let’s play.

TOP TIP: Print playing cards double-sided & letter tiles single-sided.

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