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(1) bräsig (adj/adv)
   complacent, smug; complacently, smugly
(2) bräsig (adj)
   ponderous, slow-moving; dull-witted
(3) bräsig (adj - in Ruhr, Rheinland dialect)
   tipsy, slightly drunk

Volkswagen-Slogan: Bräsig, doof und uninspiriert
Volkswagen slogan: Complacent, dumb, and uninspired.
(Commenting on the 2007 VW slogan: “Volkswagen - das Auto”)
Die Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK) wird von ihren Kritikern in freundlichen Momenten als Inbegriff der Bräsigkeit beschimpft.
The German Conference of Education Ministers (KMK) is cursed by its critics, when they’re feeling kind, as the epitome of complacency.

Related Words:
die Bräsigkeit complacency
breit und bräsig herumsitzen to sit around on one’s backside
faul und bräsig herumsitzen to sit around on one’s backside
selbstgefällig self-satisfied, smug, complacent
unbeweglich ponderous, slow-moving

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