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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days ago

If I created the word "shlarmle" for purely phonetic reasons, what should be its definition?

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If I created the word "shlarmle" for purely phonetic reasons, what should be its definition?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 days ago

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A Yiddish insult or the cream that gathers at the side of some people’s mouths.
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  Homonym #5 of shlarmle: shlarmyl
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  I guess it could be both.
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    It could be both! Why not?
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      I do love the added ambiguity.

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