▲ 231 ▼ What's an interesting etymology for a common term? (feddit.uk) submitted 3 months ago by Iconoclast@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 213 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 26 points 3 months ago (2 children) “Son of a gun” is from when sailing ships would come into port. The sex workers would row out to them and have sex with an entire gun crew. When the kid was born they didn’t know who the father was so he was a “son of a gun” aka a bastard. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've heard that it's shortened "son of a gun deck", conceived on a gun deck, which would be enclosed and quiet(er) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago said in an aussie accent everyone needs a bigger gun deck. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 point 3 months ago Nice, I didn't know that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Yaky@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 months ago (1 child) I've heard that it's shortened "son of a gun deck", conceived on a gun deck, which would be enclosed and quiet(er) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago said in an aussie accent everyone needs a bigger gun deck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago said in an aussie accent everyone needs a bigger gun deck. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 1 point 3 months ago Nice, I didn't know that permalink fedilink source parent