What's the consensus on swearing here

posted 1 year ago

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Noticed not many people use curse words.

So… why the fuck not?

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Lnrdrople@suppo.fi

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1 year ago

Ah, Finnish army also has (or at least had) that unit of measurement, “pillukarva”, literally pussy hair.

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Dozzi92@lemmy.world

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1 year ago

Is karva related to the Polish kurwa? I’m American and you guys are close to each other in my uneducated estimation, and so I feel like there’s gotta be something there right? And oldest profession is an old word.

Merry Christmas, and thanks for the new word.

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hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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1 year ago

I doubt. Karva is just any hair, except hair on head (facial hair is still karva though it has also specific words too).
Animal hair can also be karva, but only when it’s “fallen off” such as dog or cat hair sticking your clothes

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Lnrdrople@suppo.fi

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1 year ago

It sounds similar, but karva is hair. Finnish and Polish are pretty far apart as far as European languages go. Merry Christmas!

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