Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-squaremessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-22 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareDeconceptualist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 months ago“Your mother was a hamster!” is pretty self-explanatory though. But elderberries smell rather nice. Or at least the last elderberry jam I had was quite lovely. So that certainly makes for a confusing insult.
minus-squareMaestro@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up44·2 months agoThey made booze from elderberries. The insult translates to “Your mother is a whore and your father is a drunk”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoGood booze, in fact… I’ve had an elderberry wine and it was awesome
minus-squareDeconceptualist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoOhhhh… TIL! I’ve had elderflower liquor (St. Germain is very nice) but not elderberry.
minus-squareRavenFellBlade@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNow go away, before I taunt you a second time!
“Your mother was a hamster!” is pretty self-explanatory though.
But elderberries smell rather nice. Or at least the last elderberry jam I had was quite lovely. So that certainly makes for a confusing insult.
They made booze from elderberries. The insult translates to “Your mother is a whore and your father is a drunk”
Good booze, in fact… I’ve had an elderberry wine and it was awesome
Ohhhh… TIL!
I’ve had elderflower liquor (St. Germain is very nice) but not elderberry.
Now go away, before I taunt you a second time!