Kurschatten
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Kur (“cure, stay at a health resort”) + Schatten (“shadow; someone who follows or escorts another continuously”). Health resorts are considered fertile ground for affairs because people usually go there unaccompanied (besides other possible factors).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Kurschatten m (strong, genitive Kurschattens, plural Kurschatten)
- an acquaintance or (most often) erotic affair that one meets during a stay at a health resort or other medical facility