Poopenfarten
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Poopenfarten is a made-up slang word purported to be the German word for "toilet." The word originated in a meme in early 2020, though it did lead to some confusion online about whether the word actually was the word for "toilet" in German, which it is not. It then proceeded to spread to other social media platforms like Reddit in the following years.
Origin
On April 12th, 2020, Twitter / X user @derangedgfliker[1] posted an image from the 2002 Spider-Man film depicting Willem Dafoe with the caption, "germans when you call it a 'toilet
instead of 'the poopenfarten.'" The post was ultimately deleted (shown below). The actual German word for toilet is "toilette."
Spread
The tweet led to some confusion as to whether the actual German word for toilet was "poopenfarten," as questions asking that appeared on Quora[2] and Reddit.[3] The original meme led to some variations as well.
For example, on February 12th, 2021, Twitter user @dududoodle[4] posted a content aware scale version of the meme, gaining over 30 retweets and 770 likes in three years (shown below).
The word also notably appeared in an edit poking fun at Cr1TiKaL. On August 18th, 2023, a Redditor posted a parody of Cr1TiKaL in which the YouTuber discussed "Huge Poopenfarten Drama," gaining over 4,400 points in eight months in the /r/coaxedintoasnafu[5] subreddit (shown below).
Various Examples
![. Briggs-o-Lantern @... 2/13/21 ... Honestly, this is funnier than the actual tweet. Hello, Twitter is required by German law to provide notice to users who are reported by people from Germany via the Network Enforcement Act reporting flow. We have received a complaint regarding your account, @Swords LMAO, for the following content: Tweet ID: 1360022697342820354 Tweet Text: Germans when you say "butt" instead of "das Poopenfarten". [media] We have investigated the reported content and have found that it is not subject to removal under the Twitter Rules (https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311) or German law. Accordingly, we have not taken any action as a result of this specific report.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/793/677/7f1.jpg "The Germans have reported")
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External References
[1] Twitter – derangedgfliker
[2] Quora – Quora Question.
[3] Reddit – /r/germany
[4] Twitter – dududoodle
[5] Reddit – /r/coaxedintoasnafu
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![. Briggs-o-Lantern @... 2/13/21 ... Honestly, this is funnier than the actual tweet. Hello, Twitter is required by German law to provide notice to users who are reported by people from Germany via the Network Enforcement Act reporting flow. We have received a complaint regarding your account, @Swords LMAO, for the following content: Tweet ID: 1360022697342820354 Tweet Text: Germans when you say "butt" instead of "das Poopenfarten". [media] We have investigated the reported content and have found that it is not subject to removal under the Twitter Rules (https://support.twitter.com/articles/18311) or German law. Accordingly, we have not taken any action as a result of this specific report.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/793/677/7f1.jpg "The Germans have reported")
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