Negerkuss

German

Alternative forms

Negerkuß (pre-1996 orthography)

Etymology

From Neger (“negro”) +‎ Kuss (“kiss”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈneːɡɐˌkʰʊs]
Hyphenation: Ne‧ger‧kuss
Audio: (file)

Noun

Negerkuss m (strong, genitive Negerkusses, plural Negerküsse)

(dated, now offensive) chocolate-coated marshmallow treat, chocolate teacake
Synonyms: Schokokuss, Schaumkuss, (now often offensive) Mohrenkopf

Usage notes

The term Negerkuss was more common in the past. Due to its reference to the discriminatory term Neger, it is now considered offensive. According to DWDS, around the mid-1990s it was replaced in public usage by Schokokuss or Schaumkuss. Duden strongly recommends replacing it with either of these terms.

Declension

Declension of Negerkuss [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Negerkuss	die	Negerküsse
genitive	eines	des	Negerkusses	der	Negerküsse
dative	einem	dem	Negerkuss, Negerkusse¹	den	Negerküssen
accusative	einen	den	Negerkuss	die	Negerküsse

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

→ Dutch: negerzoen (calque)