Used in a sentence: "Atop the list of my three favorite German words is Eselsbrücke -- which, for those of you who don't know, is roughly translated to 'mnemonic device' and specifically translated to 'bridge for jackasses'."
Leave it to the Germans to aggressively point out that those who need memory help are no better than jackasses that require a bridge to cross a ditch.
By the way ... this list includes Weltanschauung in the second spot (because I think everyone should have a tried and tested "world view" to be a functioning member of the global community) and Föhn (as in "Suzi ... ich bin dein Föhn" [which a group of us that studied abroad at the same time will almost have to agree belongs on this list]).
THE STORY BEHIND THE ESELSBRüCKE:
http://german.stackexchange.com/questions/23532/word-eselsbr%C3%BCcke
MNEMONIC EXAMPLES FOR YOU JACKASSES OUT THERE:
http://www.learningassistance.com/2006/january/mnemonics.html
SUZI ... ICH BIN DEIN FöHN:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3U4CNNhAZA
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