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Old 04-08-16, 08:38 AM   #1
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Keeping up with the other language thread, let's list some of the silly words from our wide range of languages we've got here on SUBSIM.

Dragon in Finnish is 'lohikäärme', which literally means salmonsnake (lohi/käärme, salmon/snake).
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Old 04-08-16, 08:48 AM   #2
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kuulilennuteetunneliluuk
it means "bullets flight path tunnel hatch" and is spelled the same regardless of which end you read it from.
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Old 04-08-16, 09:04 AM   #3
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Erinaceous

Like a hedge hog.
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Erinaceous

Like a hedge hog.
That's a great word! Latin words are always cool.


Another Finnish silliness is 'kalakukko', which literally translates to fishcock (the male chicken).

It's very tasty though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakukko
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Erinaceous

Like a hedge hog.
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Another Finnish silliness is 'kalakukko', which literally translates to fishcock (the male chicken).

It's very tasty though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalakukko

I'll take your word for it.
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Flitterwochen


Fleeting week.
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Flitterwochen


Fleeting week.
Ah, that reminds me of the Finnish word for Leap Day, 'karkauspäivä' which literally translates to "escape day".
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'Broodje Aap' translates to Monkey Sandwich

It's to desribe one's story as an Urban myth/Legend.
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spelled the same regardless of which end you read it from.
That is known as a "palindrome" which is silly, because it sounds like a building.
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That is known as a "palindrome" which is silly, because it sounds like a building.

Isn't that where Sara hangs out?
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That is known as a "palindrome" which is silly, because it sounds like a building.
Speaking of which, the longest palindrome word is the Finnish saippuakivikauppias (=soapstone vendor).
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Don't expect you meet many of those
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