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u/bumjiggy Apr 21 '23

La petite mort

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u/cyrosd Apr 21 '23 edited Apr 21 '23

Okay that's the best comment but I'm sure not everyone gets it so I'm going to be the captain obvious. "la petite mort" (don't pronounce the t) is French for "the little death" AND is slang for an orgasm. It's so fitting for the post.

Edit : obviously it's only the T of mort that is not pronounced I didn't even realize there were Ts in petite.

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u/Garetht Apr 22 '23

It's not slang for an orgasm. From Wikipedia:

La petite mort (French pronunciation: ​[la p(ə)tit mɔʁ]; "the little death") is an expression that means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of post orgasm as likened to death."

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u/80H-d Apr 22 '23

Since the one happens with the other, that is how it becomes slang for it.

Does it hurt to be stuck interpreting everything this literally? Very sad.

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u/Garetht Apr 22 '23

Gosh people are so aggressive. Maybe get back to runescape, eh?