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submitted 5 months ago by andrewrgross to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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A lone figure at a party reflects that the rest of the revelers don't know that "xylophones" with metal bars are actually glockenspiels.

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[–] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

German Glocke = English bell = made out of metal

Literally Glockenspiel = bell game

[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Chiming in for clarification: Literally it's "bell game" but the word's meaning is more like "bells that play" or "bells to play with".

[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Oh yah, play with mein bells

[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Aw man I just spieled on mein glock

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

And this is why it is good advice not to think too much about that word as a German speaker.