Heulsuse
January 23, 2015![Crying woman, Copyright: Johan Larson /Fotolia.com](https://static.dw.com/image/18190080_800.webp)
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Your name doesn't have to be Susan, and you don't even have to be a woman to be called a Heulsuse.
People who whine about everything under the sun might be told off like this in German: "Don't be such a Heulsuse!" In German, "heulen" means to sob or cry with great gulps like a howling wolf. "Suse" is short for the female name Susanne.
Perhaps we'll hear the term "Heulmaxe" some day soon in the wake of gender equality - men can be crybabies, too, after all.