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What does “Geschiss machen” mean in German?

Rolling out dough for these pizza rolls, the cook says you brauchst kein Geschiss machen wie bei Brötchen — “you don’t need to make a fuss like with (regular) bread rolls.” Geschiss machen means to make unnecessary drama over something that doesn’t require it; it’s casual and a little coarse (it comes from the verb scheißen), roughly matching English “don’t sweat it” or “no need to fuss.”

Because of its origin, Geschiss stays in informal registers — fine with friends or in a cooking video, not in a job interview. Common synonyms with cleaner registers include Aufheben, Getue, or Tamtam, all meaning “fuss.” The line here does double duty: it’s both a cooking tip (don’t overwork the dough) and a bit of the presenter’s easygoing, informal voice.