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0ops@lemm.ee 1 week agoHonestly I’ve never actually slowed down to truly parse the phrase “screw the pooch”. Well, now I have, and also fuck you because I used to be innocent 😭
Comment on Anon airs out
0ops@lemm.ee 1 week agoHonestly I’ve never actually slowed down to truly parse the phrase “screw the pooch”. Well, now I have, and also fuck you because I used to be innocent 😭
Tower@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Apparently, it’s the tamer version of “fuck the dog”.
slate.com/…/screw-the-pooch-etymology-of-the-idio…
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Holy shit. I thought I was being witty using that idiom instead of screwed the pooch. TIL it’s already a thing, moreover the origin story of screwed the pooch.
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The origin doesn’t include actually having sex with a dog though. “Fuck the dog” was just an expression for being lazy and “screw the pooch” simply makes it more palatable.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wtf else would it mean?