fachsimpeln

German

Etymology

From Fach (“discipline, field of expertise”) +‎ simpeln (“to be stupid, talk nonsense”). Alternatively from Fachsimpel +‎ -en, from Simpel (“simpleton”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaxˌzɪmpəln/, [ˈfaχˌzɪm.pl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: fach‧sim‧peln

Verb

fachsimpeln (weak or irregular weak, third-person singular present fachsimpelt, past tense fachsimpelte, past participle gefachsimpelt or (rare) fachgesimpelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) to talk about technical, professional or intellectual matters, often lengthily in a way that is fun for the participants but tedious for outsiders
    Schön, dass wir mal ein bisschen fachsimpeln konnten.
    Great that we had the chance to have a bit of shop talk.
    Die Männer sind im Garten und fachsimpeln über die Dachrenovierung.
    The men are in the garden nattering about the roof renovation.
    Hannah und Marie müssen wir auseinandersetzen, sonst fachsimpeln die den ganzen Abend nur über ihre Rechtsfälle.
    We have to make Hannah and Marie sit apart from each other, otherwise they’ll just be discussing their legal cases all night.

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Fachsimpelei
  • Gefachsimpel (Fachgesimpel)

Further reading
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