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Thanks. I worried that Fleisch one might be just what you said..

Does Wurstsatzwerfer sound to you like a pun on Ersatz + Werfer? I guess that might not work, and also isn't as funny in German. In English, the borrowed word "ersatz" brings a connotation of cheapness or fakeness.

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Hah, wasn't aware of the English connotation of "ersatz". Thanks as well!

Both -satz (in the sense of set, kit or bank) and -werfer are technical terms often used for modern military equipment, so the word sounded a bit too "real" for me.

But that might just be different tastes.

"Wurstbeschleuniger" would work well, if you're ok with going scientific instead of military.

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