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[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just remove the space and suddenly birdleaf becomes evocative and Beowulfy.

[–] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 19 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

lol, very poetic. i like it though, like how in some languages, the word for toes would translate literally to "fingers of the feet" or "foot fingers"

[–] eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah dedos-do-pé in pt. But if someone's taking off your socks you can tell him to put the dedos in his mouth and he'll know from context.

[–] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 weeks ago

I still might not because i'm on the spectrum and don't always catch context, especially when it's in a second language lol

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I did wonder if this is a translation thing. Like maybe not automated translation but the author.

[–] imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

if so, i'd love to know the source language!

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 34 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The difference been erotic and kinky is that kinky is using the whole chicken

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago

In my language it was erotic vs perverted but it's nice to see the joke is more universal

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Bird leaf is less upsetting than tree feather.

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago

Both are superior to the words normal people use.

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 21 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Please tell me there's a language out there that actually calls them "bird leaves." Like how there's a language where the word for green is "leaf blue."

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

In Spanish the word for pen can also be for a feather.

Pluma

I think its more of a Latin America thing as textbooks prefer to use bolígrafo

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

In Spanish the word for pen can also be for a feather.

In English, too, with the word quill. Though the word now specifically means a pen made from a feather rather than a pen in general, and calling a feather that isn't being used as a pen a quill is very archaic.

The spindle housing of a drill press is called a quill, oddly enough.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

In English, orange is essentiall "orange red," as in "red like an orange." Prior to oranges making their way to Europe, the color we refer to as "orange" was red, or yellow-red. Hence people with orange hair being called "red-heads."

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I love being teased with a bird leaf constrictor.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 8 points 4 weeks ago

I didn’t even question it – made sense to me.

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Because crediting original sources is cool and censoring them is dumb.

Screenshot of the same Twitter posts OP posted, but without the usernames censored out. @yunqky posts, "do you know how sexy it is when he teases you in bed with a bird leaf" @CptnClout replies, "Bitch you mean a feather?"

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

no dessicated bird are you new

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

You mean a chicken?