Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1230arrow-down12
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 15 days agomessage-square218fedilink
minus-squareYaky@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 days agoI heard that in Czechia and Slovakia, the word for jeans is/was “Rifle” (pronounced “reef-le”), since Rifle was the first brand of jeans imported there in the 80s.
I heard that in Czechia and Slovakia, the word for jeans is/was “Rifle” (pronounced “reef-le”), since Rifle was the first brand of jeans imported there in the 80s.
Interesting. Ty