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What is the funniest one syllable word you can think of? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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I say "bum" and my wife says "boob"

Interested to hear what you think.

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[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

As a mountaineer I enjoy the word "cwm". Sounds like it should nasty but in reality it's just Welsh for cirque.

[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

How do you pronounce that, is it something like "coom" ?

I can totally get why it would sound gross

[-] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly.

[-] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

Even better, the Welsh political party called Cumrag

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

That’s the only word in the (American) English language that uses w as a vowel (I hope British English has a stronger Welsh influence, but I can’t say). If you learned “and sometimes y and w” as part of your vowels, that’s the reason why.

[-] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's not the only one (there's also Crwth and Pwn)

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, pwn came after I learned that, but crwth is new for me!

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