BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-squaremessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up1121file-text
arrow-up1121message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square203fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBougieBirdieOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’ve only heard this as cul-de-sac, I didn’t know it had another meaning
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoCul-de-sac literally translates to “ass of bag” in french.
minus-squareBougieBirdieOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThat’s funny, here it’s the name of a particular type of dead-end street.
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 month agoYes. 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.
minus-squareUnfairUtan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThat’s also exactly what it means in French. We use cul de sac to describe dead-ends. :)
I’ve only heard this as cul-de-sac, I didn’t know it had another meaning
Cul-de-sac literally translates to “ass of bag” in french.
That’s funny, here it’s the name of a particular type of dead-end street.
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.
That’s also exactly what it means in French. We use cul de sac to describe dead-ends. :)