No. 8,916 in German
langeweiler
"Boring person" or "bore."
In a sentence
Er ist wirklich ein Langeweiler, weil er immer nur von den gleichen Sachen redet.
He is really a bore because he always talks about the same things.
In this sentence, 'Langeweiler' is used as a noun to describe a person who is boring.
Das Buch war ein richtiger Langeweiler, ich konnte kaum das Ende abwarten.
The book was a real bore; I could hardly wait for it to end.
Here, 'Langeweiler' is used metaphorically to describe the book as being boring.
Auf der Party gab es niemanden, der ein Langeweiler war.
At the party, there was no one who was a bore.
In this context, 'Langeweiler' is used to describe people's personalities, emphasizing the lack of boring individuals at the party.
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