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Danish term or phrase:
kvajebajer
English translation:
eat humble pie
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Aug 26, 2009 12:35
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kvajebajer
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | eat humble pie |
Christine Andersen
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| 1 | dunce's cap / fool's cap |
Andres Larsen
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Proposed translations
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Christine Andersen
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eat humble pie
eat humble pie and give a round of beer
I can't think of a precise translation for 'kvajebajer', but this is a suggestion.
Concise Oxford Dictionary:
humble
...
PHRASES
eat humble pie: make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [humble pie is from a pun based on umbles = 'offal', considered inferior food.]
In the USA the equivalent expression is to eat crow.
I have heard of 'idiot cake', which is frequently one that is easy to bake, so any idiot can do it, but may also be a cake offered at coffee time at work in the same way as a 'kvajebajer'.
That is not the same as beer, however.
I can't think of a precise translation for 'kvajebajer', but this is a suggestion.
Concise Oxford Dictionary:
humble
...
PHRASES
eat humble pie: make a humble apology and accept humiliation. [humble pie is from a pun based on umbles = 'offal', considered inferior food.]
In the USA the equivalent expression is to eat crow.
I have heard of 'idiot cake', which is frequently one that is easy to bake, so any idiot can do it, but may also be a cake offered at coffee time at work in the same way as a 'kvajebajer'.
That is not the same as beer, however.
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Comment: "Super - tak for hjælpen."
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Andres Larsen
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dunce's cap / fool's cap
dunce's cap / fool's cap
sources:
Dunce cap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia10 Jun 2009 ... A dunce cap, also variously known as a dunce hat, dunce's cap, or dunce's hat, is a pointy hat. In popular culture, it is typically made of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunce_cap -
Dunce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia8 Jul 2009 ... Dunces are often comedically shown wearing paper cone hats, known as dunce caps, with the word "dunce" or "dumb", or simply a capitalized ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunce -
dunce cap: Definition from Answers.comdunce cap also dunce's cap n. A cone-shaped paper cap, formerly placed on the head of a slow or lazy pupil.
www.answers.com/topic/dunce-cap -
dunce cap - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online DictionaryMain Entry: dunce cap; Function: noun; Date: 1840. : a conical cap formerly used as a punishment for slow learners at school —called also dunce's cap ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunce cap -
Fool's cap Definition | Definition of Fool's cap at Dictionary.com1. a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung. ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/Fool's%20cap -
The Fool's Cap - Andrew Stuttaford - The Corner on National Review ...26 Jun 2008 ... ***The Fool's Cap [Andrew Stuttaford]. Here's environmentalist of doubt Bjorn Lomborg writing in the Washington Post on Lieberman-Warner*** and ...
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q... -
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other options would be ***quackery*** and ***pseudoscience***
sources:
Quackery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaQuackery is a derogatory term used to describe unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ...
Definition - The quacksalver - History of quackery in Europe ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quackery -
quackery - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com23 Feb 2009 ... Quackery used to be a pejorative term describing medical charlatanism, i.e., health practices or remedies that have no compelling scientific ...
www.skepdic.com/quackery.html -
Pseudoscience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPseudoscience is a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which does not adhere ...
Background - Identifying pseudoscience - Demographics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience -
pseudoscience - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com18 Apr 2009 ... There is nothing in the history of pseudoscience that compares with the convoluted kinds of reasoning creationists have used to argue that ...
www.skepdic.com/pseudosc.html -
sources:
Dunce cap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia10 Jun 2009 ... A dunce cap, also variously known as a dunce hat, dunce's cap, or dunce's hat, is a pointy hat. In popular culture, it is typically made of ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunce_cap -
Dunce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia8 Jul 2009 ... Dunces are often comedically shown wearing paper cone hats, known as dunce caps, with the word "dunce" or "dumb", or simply a capitalized ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunce -
dunce cap: Definition from Answers.comdunce cap also dunce's cap n. A cone-shaped paper cap, formerly placed on the head of a slow or lazy pupil.
www.answers.com/topic/dunce-cap -
dunce cap - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online DictionaryMain Entry: dunce cap; Function: noun; Date: 1840. : a conical cap formerly used as a punishment for slow learners at school —called also dunce's cap ...
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunce cap -
Fool's cap Definition | Definition of Fool's cap at Dictionary.com1. a traditional jester's cap or hood, often multicolored and usually having several drooping peaks from which bells are hung. ...
dictionary.reference.com/browse/Fool's%20cap -
The Fool's Cap - Andrew Stuttaford - The Corner on National Review ...26 Jun 2008 ... ***The Fool's Cap [Andrew Stuttaford]. Here's environmentalist of doubt Bjorn Lomborg writing in the Washington Post on Lieberman-Warner*** and ...
corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q... -
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-08-26 16:08:12 GMT)
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other options would be ***quackery*** and ***pseudoscience***
sources:
Quackery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaQuackery is a derogatory term used to describe unproven or fraudulent medical practices. Random House Dictionary describes a "quack" as a "fraudulent or ...
Definition - The quacksalver - History of quackery in Europe ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quackery -
quackery - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com23 Feb 2009 ... Quackery used to be a pejorative term describing medical charlatanism, i.e., health practices or remedies that have no compelling scientific ...
www.skepdic.com/quackery.html -
Pseudoscience - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPseudoscience is a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which does not adhere ...
Background - Identifying pseudoscience - Demographics
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience -
pseudoscience - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com18 Apr 2009 ... There is nothing in the history of pseudoscience that compares with the convoluted kinds of reasoning creationists have used to argue that ...
www.skepdic.com/pseudosc.html -
Discussion
It is an admission of having made a stupid mistake. There is normally no fraud or malice in the mistake - and the 'kvajebajer' or 'kvajkage', another variant, is an admission that none of us are perfect. It is given as a token peace-offering or apology for the inconvenience caused.
http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/article605416.ece
http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/filmogtv/tv/article1045366.ece
There are plenty more examples and U-tube sequences if you google.