Comment on graceful wombats

Mwa@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• RedCarCastle@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What?

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  • psud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They thought “wombat” was a synonym for sheep. This image disabused them off that misconception

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    • RedCarCastle@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But why did they think it was British? Or are they British? Also thanks for the new word disabused

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      • psud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I guess they also heard the word from British sources and knew Australia was a British colony

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