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"blahaj" is pronounced "blo-hai" rule (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by BB84@mander.xyz to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Originally from https://old.reddit.com/r/polandball/comments/1gg2ifk/eurosummer/

Shark is hai in German and haj (pronounced hai) in Swedish. blåhaj means blue shark.

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[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But I like mispronouncing it

[–] eighty@lemmy.one 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Me too, always makes me keen for baja tacos and I subconsciously make a positive association with the instance/word.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Real, there's something fun about saying "blaaahj"