21 December 2025
How do you say jumping the queue or cutting in line in German?
Random German Word of the Day: sich vordrängeln.
This German verb means “to cut in line” (Am. Eng.) or “to jump the queue” (Br. Eng.)
Bonus Word
On a related note, the abovementioned “line” or “queue” is actually called die Schlange (literally “snake”) in German.
To stand in line / to queue is Schlange stehen.
Examples
Er drängelt sich immer vor! He’s always cutting in line.
Hey, kein Vordrängeln! Hey, no cutting!
Ich habe mich in der Schlange vorgedrängelt! I cut in line.
Im Zoo gab es vor dem Schlangenkäfig eine lange Schlange. In the zoo there was a long queue in front of the snake cage.
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