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[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 25 points 1 year ago

That may be usually true, but I don’t know if it’s as good an indicator as you might think it is. I’m extremely pedantic, anal, stubborn and meticulous when it comes to arguing but I rarely dress meticulously - in fact quite the opposite. I’ve also met plenty of people who dress and groom themselves extremely well but couldn’t argue their way into a root in a brothel.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

but couldn’t argue their way into a root in a brothel.

Almost afraid to ask, but, 'root'?

[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago
[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Aussie slang; root = fuck.

Thanks, learned something new.

[-] Instigate@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

No worries mate! I’m not 100% sure but I’ve been told that it comes from another Aussie slang saying - when something is ‘rooted’ it’s ‘fucked’, meaning that it’s messed up in some way, which comes from how tree roots mess up plumbing/foundation of a house.

If a house is ‘rooted’ then it’s fucked beyond repair, so by extension root = fuck for its other meaning (to have sex).

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

A misspelling of "room," perhaps?

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

A misspelling of “room,” perhaps?

I'll buy that for $1.

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