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der Popel ( - )
   booger, piece of snot; (slang) loser, (a) nobody, poor slob

»Uäääh, Troll-Popel.« (Harry Potter I, S. 194)
“Urgh - troll boogers.” (Harry Potter I, p. 177)

Jeder Popel fährt Opel,
Jeder Lord fährt Ford,
Jeder Stenz fährt Benz.
Every poor slob drives an Opel,
Every lord drives a Ford,
Every dandy drives a Benz.

MUSIC VIDEO > Die Prinzen - “Mein Fahrrad” - The lyrics use a variation of the above traditional rhyme. (YouTube)

Related Words:
der Rotz snot
rotzig snotty

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