I think it's a pun on the famous press article, titled "J'accuse" ("I accuse" as in I accuse you of doing something), writty by renown author Emile Zola in 1898. In it he took a stand to defend Alfred Dreyfus, a french officer wrongly accused of spying for Germany because he was jewish.
But "J'accuse" really doesn't sound like jacuzzi in French though…
Its a joke that J'accuzzi means the same in French and englisch.
A sort of spa pool designed to relax the body with bubbles (and probably hot water).
The J' makes it seem like accuzzi is a verb.
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ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
I mixed up the words jacuzzi and yakuza, now I’m in hot water with the Japanese mafia
PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
SassyRamen@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
Can someone that speaks fr*nch explain this to me?
MrMobius@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 1y
I think it's a pun on the famous press article, titled "J'accuse" ("I accuse" as in I accuse you of doing something), writty by renown author Emile Zola in 1898. In it he took a stand to defend Alfred Dreyfus, a french officer wrongly accused of spying for Germany because he was jewish. But "J'accuse" really doesn't sound like jacuzzi in French though…
Wutchilli@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
Its a joke that J'accuzzi means the same in French and englisch. A sort of spa pool designed to relax the body with bubbles (and probably hot water). The J' makes it seem like accuzzi is a verb.
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I just love a multilingual portmanteau!