Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1418arrow-down15
arrow-up1413arrow-down1imageWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36·1 month agoSlang for women is “chicks” and a bit more archaic, “birds” too. Bees have a…stinger? Dunno about that one.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·1 month agoThey are. Hence confusion with the signage.
minus-squaretheluckyone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month 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…