• karpintero@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    These are great, learned 2 new words I never heard before. Slightly related, but in fine fettle can also be used to refer to someone in good shape (mentally or physically).

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      2 months ago

      So does that mean bollocks is…? Well, damn.

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    2 months ago

    Borborygmus sounds a lot like the Portuguese word for it, which is quite common parlance: burburinho. It’s used for any gurgling sound emanating from the tummy, or to describe the unspecific sound of a room of people.