German translation: "Himmelherrgottheiland teufeldonnerwetter"

From the 1926 movie “Flesh and the Devil.” A soldier has been out all night, not making it back to the barracks. One of his neighbors exclaims “He’ll catch [the above word]!” I’m guessing it means something like “All hell’s gonna break loose on him with the boss finds out!” But maybe not. So, what exactly is he saying (aside from just what the individual words translate to)?

For reference, the scene starts around 2:27 here.

It’s not an actual word but a compound curse formed by putting together a list of individual curses (something that Bavarians stereotypically do). The individual components are:
Himmel: Heaven, sky
Herrgott: The Lord (God)
Heiland: Saviour
Teufel: Devil
Donnerwetter: Thunderstorm

All of these can be used individually as curse words, though they would sound old-fashioned nowadays if used as such.

And a Donnerwetter can mean something like being scolded or chewed out, so that the word in question would mean something like a multiply-amplified chewing-out.

Cool, thanks!

There are many candidates for the longest Bavarian curse word, here’s one example.

Himmiherrschaftzaggramentzefixalleluja
(have fun with figuring out the components)

Bavaria is notorious for having the most creative, juicy and long curses of all Germans. Catholicism is always involved.

This is so weird !

Just a couple of days ago a German phrase popped into my mind, something that I hadn’t thought about or heard for many many years.

The phrase is “himmel hergott christ und fanedreger” which I remember means “Heaven God Christ and banner bearer”

I remember it from long ago Bavarian friends that taught it to me while trying to learn German. :smile:

A bit like teaching an English student bad words first, they always seem to be the easiest to remember :smirk:

It is no coincidence that the inimitable Reinhold Aman was a Bavarian.

Almost two years now; Rest in Effin Peace, Rey.

from The Prince and the Showgirl

Marilyn Monroe: Why do you always swear in German?

Laurence Olivier: Because the Germans have the best oaths. And the best machine guns.

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