Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down11
arrow-up1208arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square197linkfedilink
minus-squareYaky@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 hours 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