The term Piefke is a derisory term in Austria referring to a person who comes from the north of Germany. A resident in Salzburg who comes from Munich is considered to be a Piefke and "Zuagroasta" (migrant) and not from the immediate vicinity. Today's use of the surname Piwka (originally Slavic, becoming Piwke, and then Piefke), probably originates from a story by Wilhelm Busch (“Plisch und Plum”), who gave this surname to a stiff Englishman.