Kraut
(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German.
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Born ~1833 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
I'm reading this as sewer-kraut! 😭
Are you kidding? Ditch the ketchup and give me kraut and onions and some more mustard, and I'll house that thing.
"Been feedin' my dreams eatin' schnitzel, kraut, & beans" Tune in tonight for the premiere of 6/21/98 from Koblenz, Germany. Stream kicks off 8:30ET at The Sandbox Channel on YouTube. Stay tuned after for the ftp o…
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(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German.
“I'm reading this as sewer-kraut! 😭”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are you kidding? Ditch the ketchup and give me kraut and onions and some more mustard, and I'll house that thing.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Been feedin' my dreams eatin' schnitzel, kraut, & beans" Tune in tonight for the premiere of 6/21/98 from Koblenz, Germany. Stream kicks off 8:30ET at The Sandbox Channel on YouTube. Stay tuned after for the ftp of "Vicious" from MSG on 10/31/03...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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