Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agoWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square173fedilinkarrow-up1799arrow-down18
arrow-up1791arrow-down1imageWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square173fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up66·5 months agoSlang for women is “chicks” and a bit more archaic, “birds” too. Bees have a…stinger? Dunno about that one.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 months agoThey are. Hence confusion with the signage.
minus-squaretheluckyone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-25 months ago_prick /prĭk/ noun … A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting … A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn. _ The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition Suppose calling men bees is more polite than calling them pricks…
Slang for women is “chicks” and a bit more archaic, “birds” too.
Bees have a…stinger? Dunno about that one.
Aren’t most bees female though?
They are. Hence confusion with the signage.
_prick /prĭk/ noun
… A small, sharp, local pain, such as that made by a needle or bee sting … A pointed object, such as an ice pick, goad, or thorn. _
Suppose calling men bees is more polite than calling them pricks…
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