He lücht explained

He lücht (low German he is lying) is an expression used in Hamburg, Germany, for tour guides in the port of Hamburg.

Overview

The first HADAG harbour tours started in 1921. The tour guides often told anecdotes and stories. When the boats came close to workers in the harbour, they would denounce the tour guides by saying "he lücht" (he lies).

The call changed into a name for the whole profession mid of the 20th century. The first written source is the Hamburg dictionary of 1956.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• Jörn Hinrich Laue: Hamburger Port tour (German)

Further reading

• Daniel Tilgner: Kleines Lexikon Hamburger Begriffe. 6 Auflage, Ellert & Richter Verlag, Hamburg 2004,, S. 66–67.
• He lücht! — Tühnkram im Hafen., Hamburger Abendblatt, 25 June 2002.

Notes and References

1. Christoph Walther, Agathe Lasch: Hamburgisches Wörterbuch. Wachholtz-Verlag, Neumünster 1956, S. 72.
2. Jens Meyer-Odewald: Herr Müller kokettiert mit dem Klabautermann. Hamburger Abendblatt 31 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.