Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square165fedilinkarrow-up1804arrow-down18
arrow-up1796arrow-down1imageWhich is which?sh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square165fedilink
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up65·7 months agoSlang for women is “chicks” and a bit more archaic, “birds” too. Bees have a…stinger? Dunno about that one.
minus-squaretheluckyone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 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 are more polite than calling them pricks…
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·7 months agoThey are. Hence confusion with the signage.
Slang for women is “chicks” and a bit more archaic, “birds” too.
Bees have a…stinger? Dunno about that one.
_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 are more polite than calling them pricks…
Aren’t most bees female though?
They are. Hence confusion with the signage.