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Apparently it's from German around 1780, for the time during the summer when the cucumbers ripen, everyone is on vacation, and business is slow. That's what the
by madmoose 4y ago
Apparently it's from German around 1780, for the time during the summer when the cucumbers ripen, everyone is on vacation, and business is slow. That's what the Danish wikipedia entry says, at least.
https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agurketid#Ophav https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agurketid#Ophav
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_season#Other_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_season#Other_names
- zrobotics 4y agoAh, so the US "dog-days of summer". Not going to lie, I prefer the silly-season nomenclature, it captures the lack of motivation and malaise that seems to set in during the height of summer much better. Thanks for the explanation, very interesting.
- adrian_b 4y agoEnglish "dog-days" is just a translation of Latin "caniculares dies", which came from the time of visibility before sunrise of the "Dog Star" a.k.a. Sirius.
- aerique 4y agoWe have the same expression in Dutch: "komkommertijd". The Dutch Wikipedia mentions English, German or Jiddisch as possible sources: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komkommertijd https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komkommertijd
- AndyJames 4y agoSame in Polish "sezon ogórkowy"
- KingOfCoders 4y agoEverytime tehre is a funny word in German E.g. "Hechtsuppe" I assume it to be Jiddisch or Rotwelsch.
- marttt 4y agoSame in Estonia, "hapukurgihooaeg". Literal translation of the German "Sauregurkenzeit".
- konschubert 4y agoSauregurkenzeit