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rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

what’s the weirdest word in your language?

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what’s the weirdest word in your language?

rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago
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  • Comtief@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Asjaajaja

    • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      4 months ago

      what language? looks like laughter to me ☠️

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        Estonian word for clerk or attorney or secretary, someone who deals with stuff

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    „Chrüsimüsi“ belief me or not but it means chaos

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      We have tohu-bohu in french, same meaning

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        Yeah I know it as „Thou-Wabohu“

  • oni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.world
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    Parangaricutirimícuaro.

  • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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    am seltsamsten

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    The word ‘weird’ is pretty weird.

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      It has a weird & witchy history.

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        I like the idea that Shakespeare was looking for some uncommon word and remembered hearing ‘weird’ and running with it.

        Thanks.

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    It’s not weird, and it’s not my first language, but “equivocado” is one of the funnest words to say in the world.

    • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      i always think of avocados when i see it

    • Mothra@mander.xyz
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      … You’re wrong :)

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    Flammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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      Those burn me up!

      Ooops, time for my meds…

    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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      Inflammable and flammable mean the same thing? What a country!

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      “imflammable” is not a word.

      • GB19@lemm.ee
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        it is if you try hard enough

      • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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        It is - though it may be fair to consider it jargon. It is a word that explicitly means “Can be set aflame” as chosen by people working with hazardous materials.

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          Even jargon can be found in a dictionary.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    Fustigate and discombobulate are a couple of my faves.

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    In English, it has to be any of the Contronyms. We have so many, and it really makes it hard for newer speakers to understand some things.

    You dust a cake by added powder, you dust a table by removing powder.
    You seed a field by adding seeds, you seed a fruit by removing the seeds.

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      Seeded is, indeed, the most worthless of adjectives.

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        My poppy seed bagel has entered the chat…

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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        Seeded is, indeed, the most worthless of adjectives.

        … until someone uses ‘literally’ as an adjective; and in that moment you are enlightened.

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      Cleave is my personal favorite

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        Almost as good as Greater Cleave

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          I hear that when a greater cleave consumes enough souls it becomes a Cleave Lord.

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      Shelled and unshelled both also mean unshelled and shelled, respectively

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    This question has me bumfuzzled…

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    “Rævsnerk”

    Noun: That moist substance between your ass cheecks on a hot and humidity day when you haven’t showered for too long.

    • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      what language is that? that’s so interesting that there’s some very specific words out there that can’t be explained in other languages.

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        Norwegian. Middle-north dialect, to be specific

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          I’ll admit I read that as Middle-Earth dialect on first glance.

        • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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          awesome to see more people speaking norwegian, im trying to learn it a little because my mom has some norwegian ancestry :)

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            There are dozens of us!

            Det er dusiner av oss! (Although that sounds a bit… off)

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              Jeg studerer norsk også :) Hei

            • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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              (lol, what would be a better way to say it?)

              det er så kult!

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                “Det finnes dusinvis av oss” would perhaps be a better translation, but it’s not really an expression commonly used in Norway, so it still feels a bit awkward to say.

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      In English this is called swamp ass.

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    Mr. Speers you here?

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    Scots - I like fannybaws.

    (Vagina testicles)

    • rico (she/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      whoa no way i like fannybaws too

  • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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    ‘Zuignapje’ -> a little suction cup to attach things to windows.

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      Hey, using any Dutch word is cheating!

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        We can tie words together like you guys, but our consonant/vowel interaction is better

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          jemig!

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          Learning Norwegian, det kan vi også 😜

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    Klabusterbeeren
    Klabusterbeeren are “berries” out of cotton and hair, which you can only harvest from your ass crack.
    Also known as Winterkirschen (winter cherries).

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      I’d like to add the longest German one-syllable word: schleichst

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      We call those Clag nuts or Dangle berries.

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        I’m heard dingle berries, dingle like single

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