x4740N@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat words should not be combined with "poop"?NSFWmessage-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up141
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minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoRe Skitbra, does that mean that “bra” is “good”? I ask because in parts of Scotland there’s the word “braw”, which has the same meaning. Wonder if there’s a connection there.
minus-squaremurmelade@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYes, correct. That’s interesting, I’ve never heard anyone use braw.
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 months agoIt’s widely used in Fife and possibly north of that. Don’t think it’s common in Glasgow or Edinburgh though. It gives us the saying, “It’s a braw, bricht, moonlicht, nicht” :-) EDIT: Apparently it’s from the French, brave, but the Swedish similarity is noted too :-)
Re Skitbra, does that mean that “bra” is “good”?
I ask because in parts of Scotland there’s the word “braw”, which has the same meaning. Wonder if there’s a connection there.
Yes, correct. That’s interesting, I’ve never heard anyone use braw.
It’s widely used in Fife and possibly north of that. Don’t think it’s common in Glasgow or Edinburgh though.
It gives us the saying, “It’s a braw, bricht, moonlicht, nicht” :-)
EDIT: Apparently it’s from the French, brave, but the Swedish similarity is noted too :-)