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Morgenmuffel

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Morgenmuffel.

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In English, if you're chipper and cheerful in the earliest hours of the day, you're a morning person. But we don't exactly have a term for those who are grumpy and cross between the buzz of the alarm clock and the first cup of coffee. But the Germans do: "Morgenmuffel." In extreme cases, it's impossible to even carry on a conversation with a "Morgenmuffel" until the sun is high in the sky - or at least prior to the obligatory caffeine charge. But, to be fair, the advantage "Morgenmuffels" have is that they're often still hard at work when the early birds have long since called it a night.
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