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There's a reason why polls say Social Media ranks higher in trust than News today (discuss.online)
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Speaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word "bulldozer" originally meant "a dose of bull-whip", and guess who was the target of said whipping...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Wow.

    This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks.

    I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked.

    These terms might be US only but they've very common where I live.

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