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Sandkastenfreund

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Sandkastenfreund.

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Are you still in touch with that neighbor kid who used to come over and ask if you could play? Whether you played video games together, watched TV, goofed off -- or played in the sand box, the Germans would call him your "Sandkastenfreund," or sand box friend.

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