SwissJester

Federal Office of Court Jesters · Notice No. 1

Effective immediately, the exhaust pipe shall be called a Trump.

It is loud, it stinks, and it blows hot air. Switzerland has reviewed the term and found it accurate.

Officially recommended example sentence
“My Trump is broken.”

As of 14 October 2026

A court jester without a court

For centuries, court jesters were allowed to tell the powerful the truth, provided they made it funny. Switzerland never had a king, and therefore never had a jester. Falstaff SwissJester has closed this gap. Since no Swiss court requires his services, he works for the whole world.

His mission is a single word. An exhaust pipe stinks, makes noise and blows hot air. The closer you get, the more toxic it becomes, and you may even burn yourself. Such a device, he finds, deserves a fitting name.

With Swiss thoroughness, the jester keeps a register of every language in which the word applies. Who is behind the red nose remains confidential, as one would expect in Switzerland. British readers will note that a trump has always come out of the back end. Falstaff SwissJester is pleased to confirm: now it is official.

The official list

In each language, “Trump” is spelled the way local media spell the name.

LanguageUntil nowNew
Englishexhaust pipeTrump
GermanAuspuffTrump
Frenchpot d’échappementTrump
Spanishtubo de escapeTrump
Italiantubo di scappamentoTrump
Portuguesetubo de escapeTrump
DutchuitlaatTrump
SwedishavgasrörTrump
NorwegianeksosrørTrump
DanishudstødningsrørTrump
FinnishpakoputkiTrump
Polishrura wydechowaTrump
CzechvýfukTrump
SlovakvýfukTrump
HungariankipufogócsőTrump
Romanianțeavă de eșapamentTrump
Russianвыхлопная трубаТрамп
Ukrainianвихлопна трубаТрамп
BulgarianауспухТръмп
SerbianауспухТрамп
GreekεξάτμισηΤραμπ
Turkishegzoz borusuTrump
Hebrewצינור פליטהטראמפ
Arabicماسورة العادمترامب
Persianلوله اگزوزترامپ
Chinese排气管特朗普
Japanese排気管トランプ
Korean배기관트럼프
Thaiท่อไอเสียทรัมป์
Vietnameseống xảTrump

The word is still missing in Romansh. We remain hopeful, indeed.

Join in

  1. Say it

    Say “My Trump is broken” in your language: at the garage, at your vehicle inspection, or to a confused bicycle mechanic.

  2. Film it

    A red nose makes it more official. It works without one, too.

  3. Share it

    Show the world. A word becomes real when people use it.

Is your language missing, or has the jester miscounted? An email to falstaff@swissjester.com is sufficient. The jester thanks the language police in advance.

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