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[โ€“] bizarroland@fedia.io 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love that the original word for bear has been lost to the annals of time because it was feared that saying the word for bear out loud would summon a bear and that was instant total party kill for everybody involved.

Bears are the original boogie men.

[โ€“] Nougat@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

On another etymological note, we have no idea where the word "dog" comes from.

[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Poughkeepsie. That's where.