Comments on: Biberkopf: “Stupidhead” http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/biberkopf-stupidhead/ Sat, 18 May 2013 06:15:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brecht http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/biberkopf-stupidhead/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Brecht Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:56:40 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=286#comment-407 You’re absolutely right. My understanding is that in the Berlin slang of Doblin’s day, the implied meaning of “Beaverhead” was “Stupidhead.” Of course, in the American English of today it would mean something totally different…

]]> By: james wagner http://blog.sfmoma.org/2008/06/biberkopf-stupidhead/comment-page-1/#comment-346 james wagner Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:31:02 +0000 http://blog.sfmoma.org/?p=286#comment-346 2 cents;

Biber is beaver
Kopf is head

Biberkopf is literally beaverhead.

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