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#Fridayfunday #germanlanguage #Germanword GEHEIMRATSECKEN means literally “secret rat's corners”!!! Of course, that is NOT the meaning! Geheimratsecken means “receding hairlines”. A “Geheimrat” is an old German administrative council (nowadays politicians!) that advised the ruler during the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Since the majority of these men were older men with thinning hair or wigs that featured visible angles, the term “receding hairline” has become established.  "Geheimratsecken," therefore, originated as a designation for the balding heads of aging politicians, but now refers to any man's thinning hairline. #Germantraditions