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• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Googled it real quick and it’s from the French Burd, meaning noblewoman

  So… No?

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  • Maven@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Interesting. I didn’t know the words origins. I’ve always considered it alongside the classic English tradition of referring to women as various animals.

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    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This isnt a uniquely female experience. Men commonly refer to their friends as “dog”. Also, in the gay community, men’s body types are equated to animals such as “bear,” “otter,” and “cub”.

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    • Sotuanduso@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And not men?

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