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TIL Where the word "scupper" comes from
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Are people using the word scupper now? Have I missed a new slang?
I have never in my life heard anyone use the term "scupper".
It's a Bri'ish thing, innit bruv.
Scuttled is far superior
Scuttling is deliberately sinking your own ship by opening holes in the hull, usually to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Different term than "scuppered"
To clarify, a scuttle is a window cut in the side of a shop to allow for airflow and light. To scuttle a ship is to make more of them, only these ones let in water.
A scuttlebutt was a butt (a cask) that had been scuttled, ie a hole cut in it so water could be drawn out. Just like the modern water cooler, the scuttlebutt was where sailors exchanged gossip, so it's now synonymous with "the latest rumors."
TIL indeed!
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I'm from the coast of Maine, so lots of boat talk in my world. I once heard someone refer to another person as a "scupper cunt." I'm still not sure what that means.
It gets pretty lonely out at sea...
Has no one swam in a pool and asked what the drains on the sides are called?
... We call them drains.
I was always just told they were drains. I never considered that they may have a specific name.
Patrick O Brian has entered the chat and would love to tell you how manp modern phrases are based on nautical terminology
For example, why they're called dogwatches.
And horse racing lol
PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM
PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM
PUT HIM IN THE SCUPPER WITH A HOSEPIPE IN HIM
EAR-LAY IN THE MOOOOORNIN
this post was submitted on 09 Sep 2023
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