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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Ens Käufens” is a common card of the German Memes pack, number 121 of the collection, and the 150th best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Ens Käufens” meme mean?
The phrase is used to mock language seen as artificial or a linguistic reform seen as obscure and disconnected from everyday use. It gets brought up against any proposed technical or activist vocabulary that sounds awkward, to signal that it feels more confusing than useful.
Where does the “Ens Käufens” meme come from?
In the early 2010s, linguist Lann Hornscheidt developed a gender-neutral language proposal for German, replacing the usual masculine or feminine endings with a single “-ens” suffix, for instance “Professens” for a professor. The example “ens Käufens” (roughly “the buyerx”), used to illustrate this system with the word “Käufer/Käuferin” (male/female buyer), was picked up by German media, notably the news program Tagesthemen, to summarize the proposal for the general public. The phrase, seen as hard to pronounce and far removed from everyday speech habits, quickly became an object of mockery and, for its critics, a symbol of the supposed excesses of gender-inclusive language.
- 2021The example “ens Käufens” is widely shared and mocked in German media
How to use the “Ens Käufens” meme
- People cite “ens Käufens” to mock a language proposal seen as overly complex.
- The phrase comes back in debates about gender-inclusive German.
- It sums up in one phrase a vocabulary reform seen as obscure.
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The “Ens Käufens” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 121 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | German Memes pack |
| Fame | 50/100 · #150 of 300 |
| Recycle value | 5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny) |
How to get the “Ens Käufens” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Ens Käufens comes out of the German Memes pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.
Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.
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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details
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Frequently asked questions
Where does the Ens Käufens meme come from?
It comes from linguist Lann Hornscheidt's gender-neutral language proposal, which replaced German masculine and feminine endings with an “-ens” suffix.
What does ens Käufens mean?
It is a gender-neutral version of the word for “buyer”, built with Hornscheidt's proposed suffix.
Why did the phrase become a joke?
Because it sounded unusual and was seen as an extreme example in debates about gender-inclusive language.
How do I get the Ens Käufens meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Ens Käufens” is a common card of the German Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.
How rare is the Ens Käufens card?
It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: Lann Hornscheidt — Wikipedia · checked on October 30, 2026.
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