J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her] to askchapo • edit-24 years agoIf someone is dumb, why do we call them a dummy and not a dumby?message-squaremessage-square13 fedilinkarrow-up122file-text
arrow-up122message-squareIf someone is dumb, why do we call them a dummy and not a dumby?J_Edbear_Hoover [she/her] to askchapo • edit-24 years agomessage-square13 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePeludoPorFavor [he/him]hexbear5·4 years agofr/ i think it's because dummy and dumb are two different words, even though now we use them in the same context. dummy meaning a replica of a person, meaning someone who isn't original in design or thought, dumb meaning you can't talk, which has shifted to meaning someone who is of low intelligence. link
minus-squareJ_Edbear_Hoover [she/her]hexagonhexbear5·4 years agoCheck out the big brain on Brad. link
minus-squarePeludoPorFavor [he/him]hexbear1·4 years agodamn you fuckin boofed me. good work, i don't know shit. link
fr/ i think it's because dummy and dumb are two different words, even though now we use them in the same context.
dummy meaning a replica of a person, meaning someone who isn't original in design or thought,
dumb meaning you can't talk, which has shifted to meaning someone who is of low intelligence.
Check out the big brain on Brad.
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damn you fuckin boofed me.
good work, i don't know shit.