this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
501 points (94.2% liked)
Funny
13108 readers
1342 users here now
General rules:
- Be kind.
- All posts must make an attempt to be funny.
- Obey the general sh.itjust.works instance rules.
- No politics or political figures. There are plenty of other politics communities to choose from.
- Don't post anything grotesque or potentially illegal. Examples include pornography, gore, animal cruelty, inappropriate jokes involving kids, etc.
Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Those are not actually English words. "Pork" is from French at least. It's a euphemism for the english "swine". Meat is a luxury for the extremely privileged.
Youtube short on topic: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/63DYCz9P1XM
Its a few random European languages in a trenchcoat