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Bara Kuda 2022-12-03 21:47:01 | #2
antenn (2022-12-03 15:59:29)antenn
Historically "franc" meant "French" in Hungarian, but it started referring to "French disease" (syphilis) and in the last 100 years it's only used as a mild swearword
Historically "franc" meant "French" in Hungarian, but it started referring to "French disease" (syphilis) and in the last 100 years it's only used as a mild swearword
So funny
that Magyar people refer to syphilis as French. As A half-Frenchman, I find it quite funny and remember that I've already seen Magyars using word syphilis when smiling for a photo. Is it something common still today ?
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antenn 2022-12-05 22:58:37 | #3
Bara Kuda (2022-12-03 21:47:01)Bara Kuda
antenn
Historically "franc" meant "French" in Hungarian, but it started referring to "French disease" (syphilis) and in the last 100 years it's only used as a mild swearword
So funny that Magyar people refer to syphilis as French. As A half-Frenchman, I find it quite funny and remember that I've already seen Magyars using word syphilis when smiling for a photo.
Is it something common still today ?
antenn
Historically "franc" meant "French" in Hungarian, but it started referring to "French disease" (syphilis) and in the last 100 years it's only used as a mild swearword
So funny that Magyar people refer to syphilis as French. As A half-Frenchman, I find it quite funny and remember that I've already seen Magyars using word syphilis when smiling for a photo.
Is it something common still today ?
Syphilis was called "French" in many languages, I suppose (see Wikipedia) but probably only until about the 19th century.
And I've never heard it said for a photo, they were either joking or you misheard
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