U-Boot-Christ

German

Etymology

Literally, “submarine Christian”, referring to the perception that they are 'submerged' for most of the year. Compound of U-Boot (“submarine”) +‎ Christ (“Christian”).

Noun

U-Boot-Christ m (weak, genitive U-Boot-Christen, plural U-Boot-Christen, feminine U-Boot-Christin)

  1. (Christianity, somewhat derogatory) a Christian who only goes to church at Christmas
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