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

submitted 3 weeks ago by Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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

Interested to hear what you think.

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[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

I've only heard this as cul-de-sac, I didn't know it had another meaning

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Cul-de-sac literally translates to "ass of bag" in french.

[-] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's funny, here it's the name of a particular type of dead-end street.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes. You could use dead-end instead of ass. That is just the origin of the term. It gets its name from the french.

I am also from this place you speak of where the term refers to a type of street.

[-] UnfairUtan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's also exactly what it means in French. We use cul de sac to describe dead-ends. :)

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