Is that a French phrase or is it supposed to be a guy talking with the cotton and suction hose in his mouth?
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pseudo@jlai.lu 1 day ago
Did the concept of “arracheur de dent” didn’t exist in North America?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 day ago
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Jhech
pseudo@jlai.lu 1 day ago
It is suppose to be a guy coming to local market to put out the teeth of however cannot pay for dentist. It would usually come with a band to hide the cry of the “patient” and would commonly lie by telling to be able to do it painlessly. Exactly like the qikipedia describe it.
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
A concept doesn’t become acceptable just because the French have a term for it. Usually that’s a red flag.
pseudo@jlai.lu 1 day ago
It was still pretty common at that time in France. It’s not fine to pretend to be painless however it was a commun line in the trade. It has give us the saying “mentir comme (lying like) un arracheur de dent”.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What if she’s into it?