Morgenmuffel
I thought this was such a lovely word that I had to share it. It is German and describes people who are not ‘morning people.’ A morgenmuffel is uncommunicative in the morning and likely to engage willingly in conversation, to the point of being monosyllabic. The opposite of morgenmuffel is morgenmensch, a morning person, lively and talkative from the moment they wake.
I’m sure Ingrid (Gattina) can probably add more to the context.
I am a morgenmuffel, while Barry is a morgenmensch. I am frequently accused of initiating the Colonel’s Breakfast.
I think it's one of those cosmic jokes that nonmorning people tend to partner with morning people. They also tend to pair warm house people with cool house people.
ReplyDeleteMy ex-the-first was a morgenmensch while I was a morgenmuffel. Is there a name for an all day non-talker? That would be me. I'm a listener and talk mostly only when I have to.
ReplyDeleteFunny how some words from another language can be more descriptive.
ReplyDeleteI don’t think I am either although I think I once tended to be more of an owl than a lark.
ReplyDeleteI was a morgenmuffel for many years but now I am obnoxiously morgenmensch!
ReplyDeleteI read that in some Scandinavian country, if you are asked how you are, one response you could reply with is 'Up and not crying'.
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