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Question for Germans

posted 18 years ago by filip_spurs58
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Is Jupp (what many German characters call Solly throughout the film) short for the name Josef? Or is it some sort of a nickname with some meaning?

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[–] tapeworm572 18 years ago

yeah, right. "jupp" is a short-form for "josef", mostly in west-german regions. in southern germany it would be "sepp".

[–] filip_spurs58 18 years ago

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