@Freshparsnip@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoThe phrase "mild-mannered" is meant to convey that nobody would suspect they are a superhero, but nowadays it is exclusively associated with secret superheroesmessage-square7arrow-up133
arrow-up133message-squareThe phrase "mild-mannered" is meant to convey that nobody would suspect they are a superhero, but nowadays it is exclusively associated with secret superheroes@Freshparsnip@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square7
minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilink5•4 months agoKinda like the word “delicacy”, which only ever refers to nasty indigenous food you must pretend to enjoy to avoid offending them.
Kinda like the word “delicacy”, which only ever refers to nasty indigenous food you must pretend to enjoy to avoid offending them.