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).
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.
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...
144 Comments
FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 142 pts · 1y
Give me a cup of wet
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works · 53 pts · 1y
Rooskie91@discuss.online · 23 pts · 1y
More like here they cum lol /s
simplejack@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 1y
What a moist choice.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
It’s a play on the double meaning of moist
Moist = damp
And
Moist = cool
elevenbones@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
Username checks out
PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca · 131 pts · 1y
LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
This is it. I don't need to read any more of the thread.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah they won.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
It's a lot like making love in a canoe.
... Fucking close to water
Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
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..
lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 1y
No, that is burnt water
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
No it's burnt piss.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Like having sex in a canoe
dumbass@quokk.au · 79 pts · 1y
I don't touch that stuff, fish fuck in it!
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 17 pts · 1y
REGGIEEEEEEE!
Maltese_Liquor@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Tell 'em about the scalps
RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 1y
H20, Agua
dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 33 pts · 1y
Dihydrogen Monoxide
zakobjoa@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
Some D-Mox
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 1y
Is that like 3rd base for ferengi?
Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org · 9 pts · 1y
Ooh, I like that.
Mainly because of The Expanse:
Stay away from teh owkwa!
ikidd@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 1y
Water?
Never touch the stuff.
Fish fuck in it, doncha know?
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 1y
It's got a 100% mortality rate too - think about it
the_tab_key@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
So does every other drink for that matter.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
That is also true
usernameusername@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Never drink anything and you'll be immortal
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Killed by your own saliva
zarathustra0@lemmy.world · 41 pts · 1y
Council pop is such a term, but is very UK.
NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
When you're sick and tired of council pop
obinice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Haha aye, we call it Corporation Pop round my end.
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I'd only heard of council juice
humppapappa@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 1y
In Finland we call it "non-alcoholic vodka"
OberonSwanson@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 1y
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
Dogyote@slrpnk.net · 29 pts · 1y
Water is the nickname. We forgot its real name
brisk@aussie.zone · 13 pts · 1y
Just like bears
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
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.
Hoimo@ani.social · 3 pts · 1y
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?
Dogyote@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
Go on...?
brisk@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
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.
Dogyote@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 1y
Shhhh! Do you want bears? That's how you get bears. The name was lost, never type it again.
Tryenjer@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Dihydrogen monoxide
koetje78@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y
I prefer oxidane
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
I mean, *wódr̥ sounds a lot like water doesn't it
Bashnagdul@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 1y
In Dutch its gemeente pils, which translates to municipal pilsner.
cogitase@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 1y
58008@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y
"Council Juice" in N. Ireland.
eletes@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
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.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
what a Joe thing to do.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
“Now that’s good quality H2O”
ManaOatbun@jlai.lu · 19 pts · 1y
In French we call it "Chateau Lapompe" which sounds like a wine name but is literally "castle the pump".
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 19 pts · 1y
"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.
outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
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.
goober@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
You might have heard of Adam's Ale of you did enough crosswords
uuldika@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 1y
I'll just have a cup of rain, thanks.
mechoman444@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
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
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 1y
Man I fucking love aunty Donna
TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
https://youtu.be/Q1gwkJP64xU
For anyone interested. Maybe so.eone can provide the non-YT link... I just woke up and am lazified
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 15 pts · 1y
A nice tall glass of raw ice, please.
__dev@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
I prefer my ice medium rare.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
You've never tried ice til you've had it poached
obinice@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
We call it Corporation Pop here.
SnowmenMelt@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
We call it council pop
Carvex@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
A glass of some High Koala-Tea H2O courtesy of The Waterboy
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 14 pts · 1y
Although i know the implications of calling it Jill.
Dicska@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Look, it's sunny outside and the beach is packed! Time to go Jillboarding.
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
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
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 1y
I will bravely face the consequences of my actions
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
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.
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
And is this your way of lobbying for 'trojan room coffee'
TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I'll stick to watching my coffee brew on a webcam, everything else is more fun in person.
lemmyausmister@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
In Germany das kühle Nass. The cool wet.
iamkindasomeone@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
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).
kossa@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
OG German nickname is Gänsewein - the goose's wine.
ItsMrChristmas@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 1y
...can someone get this guy a history book? Shakespeare alone used 14.
FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 1y
Fourteen is a terrible nickname for water
hexabs@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
O(16) - 2*H(1) = 14
Sublime
hexabs@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Namely?
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Well how else would you use synonyms for a noun?
ItsMrChristmas@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
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.
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Name 5
Scavenger_Solardaddy@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 1y
Sky Juice in Malaysia
punkcoder@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 1y
In Chicago you sometimes get a “Lake Michigan on the rocks”
Tingle@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Over here we call it Council Juice
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
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).
Tingle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Yes specifically tap water
Deepus@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Council pop.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
Council pop
finitebanjo@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
Bo'oh'o'wa'er
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 1y
As opposed to the American Boddle'a'Wardder?
hansolo@lemmy.today · 10 pts · 1y
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.
ace@lemmy.ananace.dev · 10 pts · 1y
For sparkling, it's commonly referred to as "homeopathic lager" among colleagues - i.e. without any active ingredients.
the_trash_man@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
H2- oh
joyjoy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1y
That's how French pronounces it. Eau.
Tattorack@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
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...
barneypiccolo@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
The ultimate gateway drug. EVERY addict of any kind started by drinking water. They should ban that shit.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
100% of water addicts have died
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
"Wah-wah": Am I a joke to you?
devilish666@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
well in my country it's called : sprite for the poor or sprite without soda
bonedaddy@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 1y
Sippin' on that bubb-less
trum_pam_pam@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Boob-less
upsiforgot@programming.dev · 8 pts · 1y
"Gänsewein" - goose wine in germany
GluWu@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
I call it life juice
Valmond@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Hello beauty, wanna get you some of mine eh life juice?
Doesn't sound good 🤢
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Better or worse than a cup of Jill though?
Anomalocaris@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 1y
given that stars are mostly hydrogen, and rust is oxide.
I often call water "rusty star"
NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
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.
Gorge@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
Desalinated saline
EtherWhack@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Liquified comet farts
LaMouette@jlai.lu · 7 pts · 1y
It's "Château Lapompe" in french to mimic wine brand ;)
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
portifornia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Condensed steam!
griff@lemmings.world · 7 pts · 1y
oh
griff@lemmings.world · 9 pts · 1y
a la francaise ‘eau’
simplejack@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
The moist maker
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Clear
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Ocean lite
zoedog@discuss.online · 6 pts · 1y
Moby Dick wine. City gin.
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
zout@fedia.io · 5 pts · 1y
Gemeentepils in the Netherlands. Municipality beer.
xeekei@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1y
"Stay away from da aqua!"
FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io · 4 pts · 1y
H20?
ramenshaman@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Too many syllables
frosch@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
In Germany, we do have some nicknames especially for tapwater: I personally know of Leitungsheimer, Kranwasser and Kraneberger
zurchpet@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
Swiss german "Hahnenburger" (Tap burger) is used a lot there.
Paramania@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Council Pop
admin@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
That ol' n' moist
gofsckyourself@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Earth piss
varyingExpertise@feddit.org · 3 pts · 1y
"Kraneberger" - "Château Tap" in German.
drre@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
kenne noch Hahnenquelle
Batman@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Think they just call it diet coke
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
What do they call diet water?
wanderwisley@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
I could sure go for a ice cold cup or H2O.
null@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
I'd try putting the H2O inside that ice cold cup. You'll thank me later.
apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
"Worter sip" in these parts.
Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Going in blind so sorry if this is a repeat:
God's Juice.
Kaput@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
St-Laurent frappé un Montreal.
FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y
A cup of Jack. As in no flavor. Because some dumbasses think that about water.
hddsx@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y
Daniel’s?
FerretyFever0@fedia.io · 1 pts · 1y
Nah, like "jack shit". And the other expressions.
PieMePlenty@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Hmm.. oversight by who?
petersr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Humanity
peteypete420@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Wooder
koetje78@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 1y
Toneswirly@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
I call sparkling water "Sparkle Boys" does that count?
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
It’d just sound desperately tryhard if someone tried it now.