| Hirngespinst | chimera chimaera |
| Gespinst | gossamer |
| angepisst | pissed |
| angespannt | edgy |
| ungespannt | lax |
| einsgesinnt | unanimous |
| Gespenst | ghost spectre |
| Zinseszins | compound interest |
| Fingerhirse | crabgrass |
| Hirnlappen | lobe |
| Hirnrinde | mantle |
| Hirnfrost | brain freeze cold-stimulus headache |
| Birnenmost | perry |
| hellgestirnt | starry |
| Ferngespräch | long distance call |
| kerngesund | sound as a bell thoroughly healthy |
| Evangelist | evangelist |
| Hingeben | dedication |
| Hingebung | devotion |
| Hungergeist | hungry ghost |