German: Spinnst du?
English: Are you spinning?
collected: Durham, NC (9-3-2018)
origin: Common German expression. Literally translates to “are you spinning?” and references a spider spinning a web. Said to someone who is acting crazy, running around in circles, etc. Originally from Rhode Island, but lived in Berlin, and is a German language teacher.
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Swedish: “Det slirar i skåpet”
English: “It’s spinning in your cabinet”
collected: Vaasa, Finland (12-21-2015)
origin: common expression meaning your not that smart. In Swedish, from north of Finland