Word of the week: Sternhagenvoll

By Katarina Ristic

Sternhagenvoll Adjective: completely and utterly wasted Sternhagelvoll is a colloquial way of describing someone who has had far too much to drink.

Person 1: „So betrunken war ich doch gar nicht! Höchstens vielleicht ein kleines Bisschen." Person 2: „Du warst nicht nur betrunken, du warst sternhagelvoll!" Person 1: “I can’t have been that drunk! At most, maybe a little [drunk].” Person 2: “You were not just drunk, you were utterly wasted!”