BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 day agoWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?message-square183fedilinkarrow-up1105file-text
arrow-up1105message-squareWhat is the funniest one syllable word you can think of?BougieBirdie to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 day agomessage-square183fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@meowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•6 hours agoCul-de-sac literally translates to “ass of bag” in french.
minus-squareBougieBirdieOPlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 hours agoThat’s funny, here it’s the name of a particular type of dead-end street.
minus-square@meowMix2525@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•edit-22 hours 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.