My German grandmother would say she made a "bunser" when she farted. I'm not sure of the spelling, but the "u" sound was more like the "u" in June than in the word bun. I can't find anything like it in any German dictionaries
2006-10-09 19:13:42 · 8 answers · asked by k_linth 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Native speaker No 3 :-p
And well, in fact I m quite sure she said: a Bum(b)ser/ Bum(b)s = a fart/trump.
And indeed it s a slang word, mainly used in Bavaria and/or Southern Germany... so it definitely does exist!
In Southern Germany a fart is often called like that- especially when ppl are talking to children- as it is considered to be a nicer way to say it.
In German, a loud noise is often called a "Bums" , so that s where it comes from.
@Birgit: Dachte, Du wärst ursprgl. aus Ba- Wü, da solltet Ihr das eigentlich kennen bzw. schon mal gehört haben
2006-10-12 01:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Native German here.
No, there is no proper geman word like Bunser. Sorry. It must either be a local dialect or a name. Like in the example of the previous poster, who quoted a google excerpt about Heinrich Bunser. Now I don't know who that would be, but it is definately a male german name.
Wide speculation: could it have been she meant refering to a Bunsenbrenner? This is far fetched, but the only idea that I am getting. A Bunsenbrenner is that device you used in chemistry at school, a flame comes out of it.
When you pass gas, some parts of that gas are flammable, so you might enlighten a candle with it. I have never seen that, but the story goes. Maybe she meant something in that direction, referring to Bunsenbrenner? I am sure that device was invented by a guy named Bunser/Bunse/Bunsen or so.
2006-10-09 21:03:48 · answer #2 · answered by albgardis T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Don't know about German, but in English it means a Jamaican gangster - most likely the English word is being used in German, as that word is used in Jamaica. Hope this helps
2016-03-28 03:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If any it must be a dialect. Where was your grandma from? Maybe it's related to Czech or Polish. I'm from the Southwest of Germany, no such word in this region. Our dialects have a lot of French influence but no such word as "bunser" around here.
2006-10-10 11:39:15 · answer #4 · answered by fisch_maegg 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Native German too. Not a German word, maybe a local dialect or last name. I agree with the idea of the other native German here that it is related to the word "Bunsenbrenner". This is indeed far fetched but makes sense to me too. Go for that answer!
2006-10-10 00:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by birgit_london 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it is a German word.But I do not think it has anything got to do with farting.
I got this from Google... ...
Ist das nicht der Heinrich BUNSER den Sie suchen? Dann versuchen Sie doch unsere Personensuche. ... Ich bin bereits Mitglied bei Stayfriends und möchte Kontakt zu Heinrich Bunser aufnehmen ...
2006-10-09 19:28:09 · answer #6 · answered by Echo Forest 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, I don't believe that is a German word.
2006-10-09 19:15:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
this word means "sir". . .
2006-10-09 20:08:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋