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minus-square@dylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink9•8 months agoFun fact, “whelm” actually means the same thing as “overwhelmed,” they both mean to be covered over (as in by the sea.)
minus-square@ThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish4•8 months agoAnd I just learned that “underwhelm” first appeared in the 1950s? https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/underwhelm Gosh I love etymology <3
Fun fact, “whelm” actually means the same thing as “overwhelmed,” they both mean to be covered over (as in by the sea.)
And I just learned that “underwhelm” first appeared in the 1950s? https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/underwhelm
Gosh I love etymology <3