Wednesday’s Word of the Week: Boomslang
Definition: A boomslang is a large, venomous snake found in Africa. Its name means “tree snake” in Dutch and Afrikaans.
Where I Heard It: I asked my dad for a word for today since I was running low on ideas – he said Slippery Boomslang, which is an amazing phrase that could easily be a substitute for many swears haha.
Pronunciation: Boo-mmh-sll-ah-ng
Stay safe guys!!
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That’s such a strange name for a snake, I love it 😀
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I thought so too! 😂
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A boom (pron bohm) is a tree and a snake is a slang (pron slung) just like the San (of the Kalahari) is pron “sun” and not to rhyme with sand.
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That’s super interesting!! I love learning the origin behind words 🤗 I did a linguistics course at uni because I find it so interesting
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The language is Afrikaans, I say that for the benefit of every reader passing through and it happens to be my mother tongue. I would have loved such a course as also I love to know how words had originated.
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It was a very interesting course! Totally recommend!
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