Re:Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children's Futures? [video]
by andyjohnson0 on Monday January 22, 2024 @07:34AM
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PSA: In British English, "pinched" can mean "stolen". E.g. "he pinched my laptop"
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Re:Have the Boomers Pinched Their Children's Futures? [video]
by kitten_mittens_ on Monday January 22, 2024 @08:07AM
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> From mid-14c. as "to pain, torment." Of tight shoes, from 1570s. Meaning "to steal" in English is from 1650s.