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Definition
Black Forest gâteau, or metaphorically, overgrown body hair.
- Black Forest gâteau; a chocolate cake topped with chocolate shavings
- figurativeovergrown body hair
colloquialfoodbody
How it's used
Primarily refers to the chocolate cake, but when used to describe body hair, it carries a strong, often humorous or slightly crude connotation. It is rarely used in polite company when referring to the latter meaning, as it is a visual metaphor for thick, unkempt pubic hair.
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The Black Forest cake from this bakery is very famous.
Related words
Common phrases
eat Black Forest cake
Black Forest gâteau
Common mistake
Do not use this term in a formal setting to describe the actual German region, as the slang meaning is very prominent and could lead to awkward misunderstandings.
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