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“Bullshit” in various European languages
Butter or donkey, depending whether Italian or Spanish
In Italian, ‘burro’ means butter.
In Spanish, ‘burro’ means donkey.
You’re welcome. 🙂
Porturillic (Портурыличо)
vǫlva / völva
A vǫlva or völva (Old Norse and Icelandic, respectively; plural forms vǫlur and völvur), sometimes anglicized vala; also spákona or spækona) is a female shaman and seer in Norse religion and a recurring motif in Norse mythology.
Septentrional
(rare, literary) Pertaining to the north; northern.
‘Mutilak’ is apparently Basque for ‘boys’
Why do we still bother to say ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes, anyway?
Why do we still bother to say ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes, anyway?
Source: Why do we still bother to say ‘bless you’ when someone sneezes, anyway?
A word that variously means unglazed pottery, pureed seafood soup, a free point / turn in some racquet sports, or unpaired absences from British House of Commons votes
“Athonites” is an anagram of “No atheist”
Which makes sense, because I’m sure that atop Mt. Athos, there are no atheists. 😉