das boot

n. A large glass boot that must be turned as a bubble forms in the end to avoid spillage. Always used to drink a vast amount of beer, due to it being the greatest substance in existence.

Das Boot is both the name of a german submarine movie and also the name of a traditional beer drinking glass. The glass holds 2 liters of beer, or in some cases 2 liters with room for foam (3 liters to the rim). It is the final drinking contest in Oktoberfest and also featured in the movie "beerfest". Literally translated it means "the boat" or in the context of the drinking glass "the boot".

Mini series now on DVD.The best WW2 film by far.You really want the crew to perform the mission and return safely to port.In today's politically correct world it may be best to keep sympathy for this regime to yourself.Thinking aloud may lead to you committing a thought crime.

German for "The Boat"


A movie showing the other side of the war, not Americans doing what the British and French were blowing up/capturing before America's entry.


Documents the life on a U-Boat.

Das Boot best kicker of all time give me a yard line DAS BOOT can kick a field goal from there. His right leg is so much bigger than his left from kicking.

A play on the similarity of the phrase 'the boot' and the title of an acclaimed movie about a WWII submarine ("Das Boot" or "The Boat" in english). Used in the same way, as in get the boot or as in the Denver boot. Sometimes combined with check your oil for extra comic effect.

A term used by online gamers requesting that the host of a multiplayer videogame (or server) "boot" another player from the game, usually due to poor sportsmanship.

Originally coined in 1998 by members of the AmeriClan Rainbow6 clan.