A fork of Rural Dictionary
1.) An American citizen of both German and American descent
2.) An American citizen that can trace his/her heritage back to both Germany and to the colonies of the United States
A German-American has both German and American blood. The term German-American, as well as other hyphenations in America, is commonly used to signify an American citizen of German descent. However, according to international standards, this is incorrect. A true German-American is of both German and colonial American descent.
The Paradox in which Germans hate Americans, yet try to be just like them.
"Look! Lars is watching MTV and eating McDonald's yet has a bumper sticker that says 'If America is the land of the free, I'd rather be enslaved.' Typical German-American paradox..."