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		asdfyolo on March 12, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the German language has so many great words the second one is also called "Turnbeutelvergesser" (has the same meaning) but used more often/commonly. ...as far as i notice.

kleiba on March 12, 2016 [–]

And has arguably a better ring to it, since "Turnbeutel" is more readily associated with children than "Sporttasche", making the term slightly more ridiculing.

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