Bierdusche
German, noun/ˈbiːɐ̯ˌduːʃə/
Bierdusche is spelled B-I-E-R-D-U-S-C-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bierdusche is a German feminine noun meaning “someone dumping a beer on someone's head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das (gegenseitige) Übergießen der Spieler, Trainer und anderer mit Bier zur Feier einer Meisterschaft, eines…”.
What does Bierdusche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesomeone dumping a beer on someone's head
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das (gegenseitige) Übergießen der Spieler, Trainer und anderer mit Bier zur Feier einer Meisterschaft, eines besonderen Sieges
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bierdusche
- Bierduschen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bierdusche?
- /ˈbiːɐ̯ˌduːʃə/
- [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌdʊʃə]
- [ˈbiːɐ̯ˌduːʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Bierdusche in German?
Bierdusche appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).