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minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoSpeaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word “bulldozer” originally meant “a dose of bull-whip”, and guess who was the target of said whipping…
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-219 hours agoWow. This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks. I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked. These terms might be US only but they’ve very common where I live.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoLearning is fun! And sometimes makes you lose faith in humanity!
Speaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word “bulldozer” originally meant “a dose of bull-whip”, and guess who was the target of said whipping…
Wow.
This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks.
I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked.
These terms might be US only but they’ve very common where I live.
Learning is fun! And sometimes makes you lose faith in humanity!