Loukas Christodoulou on Nostr: Today's bastard disappointment. My 19th century dictionary says 'bastard' comes from ...
Today's bastard disappointment. My 19th century dictionary says 'bastard' comes from 'fils de bast' (son of the saddle). That would be satisfyingly similar to 'son of a gun'. But Wiktionary says it's unlikely since 'bast' only became used for 'saddle' in the 13th century.
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