Ephera@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
In German, we’ve somehow adopted the English word “Handy” to refer to mobile phones. Problem is, if you actually use it as a noun in an English sentence, it’s a slang word for “handjob”. 🫠
Ephera@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
In German, we’ve somehow adopted the English word “Handy” to refer to mobile phones. Problem is, if you actually use it as a noun in an English sentence, it’s a slang word for “handjob”. 🫠
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Doesn’t “Handy” come from Swabian dialect “hen di koi Schnur” or something? /s