Bookworm
The term bookworm referred to in the vernacular people who like to read a lot; Synonyms are for example " bookworm " or "book fanatic". The term has been used since the late 19th century. It can have a slightly negative connotation, triggered by the word “ rat ”. One can associate it with the greed with which a bookworm devours a wide variety of literature.
In the 1920s, the term in student language was also used to describe lecturers who did not speak freely, but only read their lecture from a manuscript .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Trübner's German Dictionary , Volume 4, Berlin 1943, p. 447
- ↑ Illustrated Lexicon of German Slang , Volume 5, Stuttgart 1984, p. 1764
Web links
Wiktionary: Bookworm - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Society for German Language eV - Questions and Answers ( Memento from February 11, 2005 in the Internet Archive )