(some score) from the East German judge
An imaginary and exaggeratedly low score for some event, action, statement, or attempt deemed to be a failure or inadequate in some way. It is a reference to judges from the former country of East Germany, who were often seen as giving unfairly low scores to competitors from other countries during international sporting events. I'd say that pitiful retort would only get you 2 out of 10 from the East German judges, my friend. Based on that eyeroll, I guess my dad joke didn't earn a very high score from the East German judge. Wow, his form on that jump was terrible! That would get him about 3 from the East German judge, wouldn't you say?
German goiter
old-fashioned A large distended belly, as might result from heavy consumption of beer; a beer belly. Primarily heard in US. I'd like to run a marathon some day, but first I need to do something about this German goiter of mine. The sheriff sported a German goiter so big that his uniform could barely contain it. Todd's not the muscle-bound athlete you remember from college. He's got quite a German goiter these days, for starters.
German virgin
In poker, a starting hand of two nines. So called due to "nine, nine" sounding like the German nein, nein, meaning "no, no." Having been dealt a German virgin right off the bat, I was hoping for a third nine to be laid on the table. When a German virgin is the best thing in your hand, well, you know you won't get very far with one pair. I wish I had folded rather than try to get a third nine to go with my German virgin.
German wheel
A prop, often featured in circus performances, that looks like a life-size hamster wheel. A performer is positioned in the middle and rotates it. Come to the show, it'll be fun—there will be acrobats, trapeze artists, and people in German wheels! Wow, how much strength and flexibility does one need to operate a German wheel? A: "Trapeze artists are cool and all, but I want to try a German wheel someday, Mommy!" B: "Let's just focus on watching the circus for now, OK, honey?"
Milwaukee goiter
old-fashioned slang A particularly large, distended belly, especially as a result of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol; a beer belly. The sheriff of the small town stood a mere five-foot-five, with a Milwaukee goiter so big that it looked as though he hadn't put a bottle down in five years. I always kept in pretty good shape, but after I had kids, I noticed myself starting to get a bit of a Milwaukee goiter.
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