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Yeah, another prominent English surname that these days is sure to cause laughs in some circles: Cockburn. Though it's not pronounced as one might think.
by cm3 10y ago
Yeah, another prominent English surname that these days is sure to cause laughs in some circles: Cockburn. Though it's not pronounced as one might think.
- Annatar 10y agoThe ironic thing is that "cock" is formally a synonym for rooster, just as "pussy" is formally a synonym for a cat. It is irritating that the slang made the meaning vulgar, and it is even more irritating that this happened because of political correctness.