| Besserwisser | know-it-all smart aleck wiseacre |
| Besserwisserin | smartass know-it-all |
| Besserwisserei | superior attitude |
| Bessewisser | wise guy |
| besserwisserisch | know all |
| Dessertmesser | dessert knife |
| Essigwasser | vinegar water |
| Alsterwasser | shandy |
| Possenreißer | antic |
| Zestenreißer | zester zesteur |
| Federweißer | federweisser |
| Feuerwasser | firewater |
| Meerwasser | seawater sea water |
| Rasierwasser | aftershave |
| besessen | haunted |
| Besenginster | broom Scotch broom common broom |
| bescheißen | pull a fast one screw swindle |
| beschissen | shitty crappy |
| Eisengießer | founder |
| Messgröße | metric |