Lost in translation

Anonymous - 06/12/2015 13:07

Today, I had to explain to my Romanian colleague that, no, a cat flap is not a euphemism for a vagina. FML
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91hayek 31

Now it is. You can't make me not use it.

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gracehi 31

On behalf of FML commenters, please thank your Romanian colleague for giving us this delightful new euphemism. Cat flap. Heh heh.

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PenguinsLaugh 24

And, after looking on Urban Dictionary, cat flap has been referring to a ****** since at least 2008. Who knew!?

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sergiu_d 18

What's the relevance in the fact that he's Romanian?

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InnocenceBlue 37

#19 I believe that specifying the nationality of the person is less ignorant than just saying "foreign".

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Keiraquarium 12

19- The fact that s/he is foreign makes it understandable that s/he doesn't understand some English. It's very relevant...

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doglady 16

Perhaps by suggesting English was not the colleague's first language, so he/she was unfamiliar with English/American idioms and slang.

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grtfuldeadlovr 27

Were skunks sneaking into your cat flap at night? Personally, I have had that happen to me before.

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Liza_Thatch 18

Oh yes, us Romanians make everything into a euphemism. it's a blessing...

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fpants2010 18

My niece wanted to see hairless cats, so she googled "bald kitties"...I guess that's another euphamism for vaginas.

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