Funzel
As Funzel (presumably a derivative of the 18th century Sel to spark or in the 17th century Frühneuhochdeutsch voncksel a poorly lighted, is "explosive" Simplified) colloquially pejorative lamp called or a lamp that gives very little light, so a very weak light source. Derived from this, fuzzy means something like “dim, dim”, but also small and therefore difficult to use, and / or things of poor quality (easily fragile or difficult to use). Used metaphorically , Funzel forms an ironic contrast to Fackel .
In technician jargon, Funzel is jokingly used as a term for low- powered radio transmitters or for filling transmitters .
The satirists Jochen Petersdorf and Johannes Conrad have jointly developed a supplement to the Eulenspiegel and this “Funzel. Evening paper for cloudy hours "called. The Leipziger Funzel is a well-known cabaret founded in 1976 .
In Swabia is also referred to an old ugly woman as Funzel .
literature
- Josef van Ess: Theology and Society in the 2nd and 3rd Century Hijra. Volume VI, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-11-014267-8 .
- Cabaret Leipziger Funzel live . Verlag Kabarett Leipziger Funzel 1993.
