When I first started visiting Canada years back, I would buy cases of Coors Light and attend gatherings. Three beers in would be absolutely fucked. And I mean fucked..
I fucking love the etymology of animal and food words. My favorite is deer, which is related to the German Tier, and originally meant “animal,” because I imagine early Germanic speakers looking at a deer and thinking “this is it, the quintessential animal.” I get it, honestly.
Not really early Germanic though, because every other Germanic language kept the meaning of "animal". It's only modern English (since the 1500s) that narrowed it all the way to one specific species (or family of Cervidae).
My guess would be that the language gained the word "animal" from French and "deer" was pushed from its niche and forced to specialize?
The modern English word "bear" originally came from a proto-Germanic word meaning one of "brown one" or possibly "wild animal". There was an actual name for bears, but speaking it was taboo in case it caused a bear to appear, so the euphemism eventually replaced the real name.
When I learned this originally, I was taught that the true name was lost to time, but Wikipedia just says it was "arkto" so whatever.
Adam's ale (also referred to as Adam's wine, especially in Scotland; sometimes simply called Adam) is a colloquial allusion meaning water. It alludes to the idea that the biblical Adam had only water to drink. This inference gained popularity around the beginning of the 19th-century temperance movement.
More power to you. Try sliding a reference to
::: spoiler spoiler
grool
:::
into the mix too, just to see whether or not anyone you're talking to is really willing to call you out on the innuendo.
I was corrected in that he used allegorical terms, but still. Stuff like that can also be considered a nickname.
Even without Shakespeare I can think of "agua," "souse," "sky nectar," and "wet" all of which are nicknames I heard in the Chicago area in the 80s and 90s.
I didn't know "souse" also referred to pickling brine or a drunkard until literally 20 minutes ago.
Edit: and "souse" was pronounced like the name of the fat guy in Gravity Falls.
I love that one. I'm right in thinking it's specifically tap water, right? (As in the water provided by the council, you wouldn't use it for Evian or whatever).
I dunno, man. I've heard it being referred to as "aqua-cola". I've also heard it's incredibly addictive, which makes sense because not a lot of time has to pass at all before I start to crave more of it. It's practically impossible to resist.
Should've never been started on that shit. I dunno why it's so normalised in society...
Some southern Slavs call tap water "technical" because it's technically safe to drink, but definitely has a lot of stuff in it that you don't want to drink... You complain as you chain smoke.
Give me a cup of wet
More like here they cum lol /s
What a moist choice.
It’s a play on the double meaning of moist
Moist = damp
And
Moist = cool
Username checks out
This is it. I don't need to read any more of the thread.
Yeah they won.
It's a lot like making love in a canoe.
... Fucking close to water
When I first started visiting Canada years back, I would buy cases of Coors Light and attend gatherings. Three beers in would be absolutely fucked. And I mean fucked..
No, that is burnt water
No it's burnt piss.
Like having sex in a canoe
I don't touch that stuff, fish fuck in it!
REGGIEEEEEEE!
Tell 'em about the scalps
H20, Agua
Dihydrogen Monoxide
Some D-Mox
Is that like 3rd base for ferengi?
Ooh, I like that.
Mainly because of The Expanse:
Stay away from teh owkwa!
Water?
Never touch the stuff.
Fish fuck in it, doncha know?
It's got a 100% mortality rate too - think about it
So does every other drink for that matter.
That is also true
Never drink anything and you'll be immortal
Killed by your own saliva
Council pop is such a term, but is very UK.
When you're sick and tired of council pop
Haha aye, we call it Corporation Pop round my end.
I'd only heard of council juice
In Finland we call it "non-alcoholic vodka"
Adam's ale. What my grandpa used to jokingly call it. Edit: someone beat me too it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam%27s_ale
Water is the nickname. We forgot its real name
Just like bears
I fucking love the etymology of animal and food words. My favorite is deer, which is related to the German Tier, and originally meant “animal,” because I imagine early Germanic speakers looking at a deer and thinking “this is it, the quintessential animal.” I get it, honestly.
Not really early Germanic though, because every other Germanic language kept the meaning of "animal". It's only modern English (since the 1500s) that narrowed it all the way to one specific species (or family of Cervidae).
My guess would be that the language gained the word "animal" from French and "deer" was pushed from its niche and forced to specialize?
Go on...?
The modern English word "bear" originally came from a proto-Germanic word meaning one of "brown one" or possibly "wild animal". There was an actual name for bears, but speaking it was taboo in case it caused a bear to appear, so the euphemism eventually replaced the real name.
When I learned this originally, I was taught that the true name was lost to time, but Wikipedia just says it was "arkto" so whatever.
Shhhh! Do you want bears? That's how you get bears. The name was lost, never type it again.
Dihydrogen monoxide
I prefer oxidane
I mean, *wódr̥ sounds a lot like water doesn't it
In Dutch its gemeente pils, which translates to municipal pilsner.
"Council Juice" in N. Ireland.
“Now that’s good quality H2O”
In French we call it "Chateau Lapompe" which sounds like a wine name but is literally "castle the pump".
"Adam's Ale" is in my thesaurus as a synonym for water. I've never heard that one before. lol
There is also Dihydrogen Monoxide.
You might have heard of Adam's Ale of you did enough crosswords
Water, dhm, wet-wet, hydro, aqua, words for 'water' in languages you don't otherwise speak, sky treats, fish pee (there's a whole list of pee ones),
I have more.
Recently heard that cup of Joe comes from the Navy. The guy that banned alcohol on Navy ships and replaced them with coffee was named Joe.
what a Joe thing to do.
I'll just have a cup of rain, thanks.
A nice tall glass of raw ice, please.
I prefer my ice medium rare.
You've never tried ice til you've had it poached
Morning brown, morning brown
Get yourself a cup of morning brown
Morning brown, morning frown
What the heck is morning brown?
Well, morning brown is great, you get it
in a cup
Add cream and sugar, then you stir it all up
It comes from beans, have it hot or with
ice
In a day, I'd say, only drink it thrice
Morning brown, I'm still not sure
Can you please explain it some more?
It's coffee, ya fuck
Oh, right, yep
Man I fucking love aunty Donna
https://youtu.be/Q1gwkJP64xU
For anyone interested. Maybe so.eone can provide the non-YT link... I just woke up and am lazified
A glass of some High Koala-Tea H2O courtesy of The Waterboy
We call it Corporation Pop here.
We call it council pop
Although i know the implications of calling it Jill.
Look, it's sunny outside and the beach is packed! Time to go Jillboarding.
Might want to hold off on telling people that you were thirsty and drank a tall glass of Jill: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jilling
I will bravely face the consequences of my actions
More power to you. Try sliding a reference to ::: spoiler spoiler grool ::: into the mix too, just to see whether or not anyone you're talking to is really willing to call you out on the innuendo.
And is this your way of lobbying for 'trojan room coffee'
I'll stick to watching my coffee brew on a webcam, everything else is more fun in person.
Sky Juice in Malaysia
In Chicago you sometimes get a “Lake Michigan on the rocks”
In Germany das kühle Nass. The cool wet.
I only know that term when referring to a lake or similar. Something like: It's a hot day, let's jump into the (kühle nass).
OG German nickname is Gänsewein - the goose's wine.
...can someone get this guy a history book? Shakespeare alone used 14.
Fourteen is a terrible nickname for water
O(16) - 2*H(1) = 14
Sublime
Namely?
Well how else would you use synonyms for a noun?
I was corrected in that he used allegorical terms, but still. Stuff like that can also be considered a nickname.
Even without Shakespeare I can think of "agua," "souse," "sky nectar," and "wet" all of which are nicknames I heard in the Chicago area in the 80s and 90s.
I didn't know "souse" also referred to pickling brine or a drunkard until literally 20 minutes ago.
Edit: and "souse" was pronounced like the name of the fat guy in Gravity Falls.
Name 5
Bo'oh'o'wa'er
As opposed to the American Boddle'a'Wardder?
Over here we call it Council Juice
I love that one. I'm right in thinking it's specifically tap water, right? (As in the water provided by the council, you wouldn't use it for Evian or whatever).
Yes specifically tap water
Council pop.
Council pop
For sparkling, it's commonly referred to as "homeopathic lager" among colleagues - i.e. without any active ingredients.
H2- oh
That's how French pronounces it. Eau.
"Wah-wah": Am I a joke to you?
I dunno, man. I've heard it being referred to as "aqua-cola". I've also heard it's incredibly addictive, which makes sense because not a lot of time has to pass at all before I start to crave more of it. It's practically impossible to resist.
Should've never been started on that shit. I dunno why it's so normalised in society...
The ultimate gateway drug. EVERY addict of any kind started by drinking water. They should ban that shit.
100% of water addicts have died
Some southern Slavs call tap water "technical" because it's technically safe to drink, but definitely has a lot of stuff in it that you don't want to drink... You complain as you chain smoke.
well in my country it's called : sprite for the poor or sprite without soda
given that stars are mostly hydrogen, and rust is oxide.
I often call water "rusty star"
That's... Maybe not going to be the easiest of things to order at the bar, I mean you might get one but it probably wont quench your thirst.
"Gänsewein" - goose wine in germany
I call it life juice
Hello beauty, wanna get you some of mine eh life juice?
Doesn't sound good 🤢
Better or worse than a cup of Jill though?
Sippin' on that bubb-less
Boob-less
It's "Château Lapompe" in french to mimic wine brand ;)
Condensed steam!
Liquified comet farts
oh
a la francaise ‘eau’
The moist maker
Desalinated saline
Moby Dick wine. City gin.
Clear
Ocean lite
Gemeentepils in the Netherlands. Municipality beer.
"Stay away from da aqua!"
In Germany, we do have some nicknames especially for tapwater: I personally know of Leitungsheimer, Kranwasser and Kraneberger
Swiss german "Hahnenburger" (Tap burger) is used a lot there.
Council Pop
H20?
Too many syllables
That ol' n' moist
Think they just call it diet coke
What do they call diet water?
I could sure go for a ice cold cup or H2O.
I'd try putting the H2O inside that ice cold cup. You'll thank me later.
"Worter sip" in these parts.
St-Laurent frappé un Montreal.
Going in blind so sorry if this is a repeat:
God's Juice.
A cup of Jack. As in no flavor. Because some dumbasses think that about water.
Daniel’s?
Nah, like "jack shit". And the other expressions.
Earth piss
"Kraneberger" - "Château Tap" in German.
kenne noch Hahnenquelle
Wooder
Hmm.. oversight by who?
Humanity
I call sparkling water "Sparkle Boys" does that count?
It’d just sound desperately tryhard if someone tried it now.