this post was submitted on 25 May 2026
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Showcasing the brazen and nouveau in English communication.

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[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

I didn’t know the word rotisserie in English (I guess French?) so I once called it “rotating chicken closet; roadside open-flame oven”

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

Just yesterday I forgot the word for coaster so I said "small bed for my cup." English is my first language.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 days ago

The word for rotisserie in American English is Costco, something shady hastening there