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submitted 1 year ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

"a little death" most notably referenced by ~~shakespeare~~ THE FRENCH means orgasm

[–] Neato@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

le petite mort, if you will.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

I don't mind if I do.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Partir, c'est mourir un peu

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Do you have a reference for the citation? It's quite interesting, 'petite mort' has come to describe the psychological effects of rape...

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you mean "most notably by the French" 😌

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

touche mon frere

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

I thought that was what intended by the author.