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What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?

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What are some insults in english that will make non-native speakers have to ask someone their meaning?

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On a ship, a sheet is a line made of rope, used to manipulate the angle of a sail, not a sail itself.
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  Correct, the sheets are trailing in the wind, meaning the sail is not tied down and it’s flapping all over.
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    TIL.

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