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rico (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago

what’s the weirdest word in your language?

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what’s the weirdest word in your language?

rico (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 3 months ago
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  • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
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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 adding powder, you dust a table by removing powder.
    You seed a field by adding seeds, you seed a fruit by removing the seeds.

    • poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Shelled and unshelled both also mean unshelled and shelled, respectively

  • 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.

    Ræv = ass.
    Snerk = that membrane-like substance that forms on top of soups and sauces that have been left in room temperature for too long.

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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      In English this is called swamp ass.

    • rico (he/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.

      • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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        Norwegian. Middle-north dialect, to be specific

        • rico (he/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 :)

          • neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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            There are dozens of us!

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

            • GB19@lemm.ee
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              Jeg studerer norsk også :) Hei

  • Comtief@lemm.ee
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    Asjaajaja

    • rico (he/him)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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      what language? looks like laughter to me ☠️

      • Soku@lemmy.world
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        Estonian word for clerk or attorney or secretary, someone who deals with stuff

  • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.org
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    Worcestershire

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    English speakers always seem to like mierenneuken: nitpicking, or literally, ant-fucking.

    Or maybe fokker, meaning breeder (and a famous last name; and speaking of names, we have first names such as Fokko and Fokje).

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    ‘Zuignapje’ -> a little suction cup to attach things to windows.

    • Björn Tantau@swg-empire.de
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      Hey, using any Dutch word is cheating!

      • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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        We can tie words together like you guys, but our consonant/vowel interaction is better

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          Learning Norwegian, det kan vi også 😜

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    Flammable, Imflammble, and Inflammable.

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

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        3 months ago

        it is if you try hard enough

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