Day: March 13, 2025

Drehwurm

Drehwurm: When you feel dizzy after riding a carousel, Germans will say you have a ‘spin worm’

Drehwurm may sound like one of these jolly modern neologisms. But, in fact, the word has a serious and somewhat sinister background. There is actually a species that is popularly called Drehwurm – and it’s not a nice one…