▲ 715 ▼ Y'ALL GOT ANY OF THEM HALLOPINYERS (sopuli.xyz) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Gork@sopuli.xyz to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) A bit of a stretch to qualify an archaic British slang term as a word in this context, but I guess it's technically correct. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Use the 2nd definition if you prefer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Listen dude, there's exactly one source (dictionary.com) that even has that definition and it's an even more archaic one than the British slang, referring to an astronomical device ships used for navigating in the 17th century. You're not really strengthening your case here. E: Also your previous argument about 'maters' being the plural form leads me to believe you're just grasping at straws now, at least the slang word (which appears in most dictionaries) had entries for the plural form on multiple sources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Use the 2nd definition if you prefer permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Listen dude, there's exactly one source (dictionary.com) that even has that definition and it's an even more archaic one than the British slang, referring to an astronomical device ships used for navigating in the 17th century. You're not really strengthening your case here. E: Also your previous argument about 'maters' being the plural form leads me to believe you're just grasping at straws now, at least the slang word (which appears in most dictionaries) had entries for the plural form on multiple sources. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Grostleton@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Listen dude, there's exactly one source (dictionary.com) that even has that definition and it's an even more archaic one than the British slang, referring to an astronomical device ships used for navigating in the 17th century. You're not really strengthening your case here. E: Also your previous argument about 'maters' being the plural form leads me to believe you're just grasping at straws now, at least the slang word (which appears in most dictionaries) had entries for the plural form on multiple sources. permalink fedilink source parent
