102
submitted 1 year ago by ZeroCool@feddit.ch to c/science@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] SARGEx117@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

Birb

Tweety

Birdy mcbirdface

Birdemic

Blue tits

Yeah this'll go well

[-] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine a world in which calling a bird a "tit" in the first place was not the product of a poorly thought out public poll

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

"tit" is old-style english mean "something small" or "a little bit". You can still spot the word in old sayings like the biblical "Jot or tittle".

On the other hand, we also woodpeckers, which is kinda similar in that it has a common translation, but also a hilarious one.

this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
102 points (89.2% liked)

science

14595 readers
89 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

lemmy.world rules: https://mastodon.world/about

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS