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[–] 38 points 9 months ago (5 children)
  • [–] [S] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Saw that. Looked it up in case it was me who had been misusing it my entire life (fortunately, i had not) but the etymology was interesting.

    Middle English chokkefull, probably from choken to choke + full

    Pretty sure they didn’t have push lawnmowers like we do, what else has a choke?

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