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Barrelsplaining!
空き樽は音が高い (Akidaru wa oto ga takai; “An empty barrel makes a loud noise”) Definition: If you strike an empty barrel, the sound it produces is high-pitched, sharp, and loud instead of the muted thump you’d get from a full one. Similarly, … Continue reading
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Tagged 空き樽, 空樽, 音が高い, ignorance, mansplaining, noisy, resonance, weird grammar
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