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[–] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Fun fact: The German original uses "Dirne" which is a very archaic word, could probably be translated as something like "harlot"

[–] python@programming.dev 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So a Dirndl is a slutty dress??

[–] Wxnzxn@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I mean - nowadays it sorta is, it's been heavily relegated to sexually fetishised contexts.

But the reason a "Dirndl" is called that is, because "Dirne" is a word that used to mean just "woman" but went through a linguistic evolution to mean "prostitute" quite a while ago. Off the top of my head, I don't know of an example that happened similiarly in English, but I'd guess there's bound to be something like that there, too

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

"Courtesan" is an example in English, originally meaning 'noblewoman'.

There's also "minx", which originally just meant 'person'. (It's a cousin of "mensch".)

[–] thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Saving that one for trivia nights