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It’s funny, Judas is used as an adjective in other contexts too, like a Judas gate, Judas hole or Judas window, the last often abbreviated as just “Judas”. Are
by gumby 3y ago
It’s funny, Judas is used as an adjective in other contexts too, like a Judas gate, Judas hole or Judas window, the last often abbreviated as just “Judas”. Are there others?
Then there was that short story by George R. R. Martin, “The Way of Cross and Dragon".
- tdeck 3y agoI had never heard of these and had to look them up: "Judas gate": A small door or gate (still large enough to pass through, I think) set into a larger door or gate (as in a factory). "Judas door": A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side. Or sometimes also the same as the Judas gate. "Judas hole": A peephole
- themoonisachees 3y agoPeepholes are simply referred to as "Judas" in French, I don't think there's even another word for them.
- gattr 3y agoSimilarly in Polish ("judasz"). The more formal term is "wizjer", though that can also refer to "helmet visor" or "camera viewfinder".
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- Cthulhu_ 3y agoI wanted to look smart and find other uses of Judas, there's a bit of a rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Judas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex/Judas For some reason, the term "Judas phone" redirects to the iphone 4 page. Judas pig, rat, sheep and steer all redirect to Judas goat. There's a Judas' Belt, a firecracker that would be strapped to a paper mache effigy depicting Judas.
- rsynnott 3y agoPeople who were _really_ upset about the whole "holding it wrong" thing, perhaps?
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y agoMan, imagine making a mistake so bad your name becomes synonymous with "betrayal" for thousands of years in languages around the world.
- josh-sematic 3y agoBenedict Arnold thought he had it rough until he remembered Judas.