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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Very common slang word that was introduced by arabic speakers and is now used by german youths of all background.

Interesting that Spanish already has "Ojala" which means "hopefully" but also originated from arabic "Inshallah" which is more or less "if God wills it"/"I hope God allows to happen"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ojal%C3%A1