BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-squaremessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up1100file-text
arrow-up1100message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square176fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoCul-de-sac literally translates to “ass of bag” in french.
minus-squareBougieBirdieOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoThat’s funny, here it’s the name of a particular type of dead-end street.
minus-squaremeowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-234 minutes 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.
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.