• cazssiew@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Just realized there is no English equivalent for the French word butiner, so there’s a nice little word to add to this nice little thought.

    • Wolf314159@startrek.website
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      1 day ago

      I like that one of the meanings is also to pick up ideas like a bee picks up pollen. We have the power to make this an English word too. We can just start using it. I’m not doomscrolling anymore, I’m butining memes and trivia.

      Also, has anyone ever been in a friendly feeding (far from a hive) swarm of bees constantly and curiosly head butting you without getting stung? Just got to be careful they don’t get caught in your hair and panic. Just saying that getting a bunch of little bee high fives as you meander through a field is special kind of feeling.