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“Gladius” was also the common Roman slang word for “penis”, so much so that the accompanying Latin word for a sword holder or scabbard, “vagina”, became the sta
by w0mbat 3y ago
“Gladius” was also the common Roman slang word for “penis”, so much so that the accompanying Latin word for a sword holder or scabbard, “vagina”, became the standard English word for a body part, losing its original meaning.
- throwaway82i4 3y agoAs mentioned below, a different sword is called Kukris. In Norwegian and Swedish, we have the word "kuk" that is a slang for the similarly named English "cock" Maybe there is a connection there as well?
- ted_bunny 3y agoOnly if the root is the same in Nepalese.