Daft_ish@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-23 months agoWhat are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?message-square102fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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-23 months agomessage-square102fedilink
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months ago Your father smells of elderberries.
minus-squareDeconceptualist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 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-up0·3 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-up0·3 months agoGood booze, in fact… I’ve had an elderberry wine and it was awesome
minus-squareDeconceptualist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoOhhhh… TIL! I’ve had elderflower liquor (St. Germain is very nice) but not elderberry.
minus-squareS_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNon native here: I even saw the movie.
“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.
Non native here: I even saw the movie.