BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-squaremessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up197arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoI’ve only heard this as cul-de-sac, I didn’t know it had another meaning
minus-squaremeowMix2525linkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 hours agoCul-de-sac literally translates to “ass of bag” in french.
minus-squareBougieBirdie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThat’s funny, here it’s the name of a particular type of dead-end street.
minus-squaremeowMix2525linkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-245 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.
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.