LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Ask Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 19 hours agoWhat does the word punk mean ?message-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1message-squareWhat does the word punk mean ?LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Ask Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoThat’s… Not how words work. Like, a silverfish is not a type of fish, bench dog is not a type of dog, etc.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-258 minutes agoSilverfish is called so because it looks like a silvery fish. Bench dog in woodworking is something that holds things. But what is my point they are not fish and a dog(animal) so the words don’t always hold exact meaning.
That’s… Not how words work. Like, a silverfish is not a type of fish, bench dog is not a type of dog, etc.
Silverfish is called so because it looks like a silvery fish. Bench dog in woodworking is something that holds things.
But what is my point they are not fish and a dog(animal) so the words don’t always hold exact meaning.