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		etqwzutewzu on March 12, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the German language has so many great words my favorite one: rosinenpicker, a person who eats the raisins in the cake

eginhard on March 12, 2016 | [–]

Related: Korinthenkacker (raisin crapper), a nitpicker

n0mad01 on March 12, 2016 | [–]

but it has another meaning:

to secure the best parts - selfish efforts

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