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Word of the week: Schussel

Updated: Feb 3, 2021

By Katarina Ristic

(der) Schussel

Noun: scatterbrain

A Schussel is a colloquialism for someone who is clumsy, disorganised and/or lacks concentration. Pass doch auf, du Schussel! = Mind what you’re doing, scatterbrain!Sei doch nicht so schusselig! = Don’t be so daft/scatterbrained!Pass auf! Be careful not to confuse Schussel with Schüssel (bowl) or Schlüssel(keys).

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