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rico (he/him) 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) to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 3 months ago
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  • @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)OP
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      10•3 months ago

      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

        • @joelfromaus@aussie.zone
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          I’ll admit I read that as Middle-Earth dialect on first glance.

          • @neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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            According to swedes, that’s not far off: https://youtu.be/CEnRaW9zcBc

        • rico (he/him)OP
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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)

            • rico (he/him)OP
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              (lol, what would be a better way to say it?)

              det er så kult!

              • @espentan@lemmy.world
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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.

            • @GB19@lemm.ee
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              1•3 months ago

              Jeg studerer norsk også :) Hei

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