fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoWonder what their cousins liked to snack on...mander.xyzimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1477
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minus-squarexylol@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months ago “Feen” is slang that means to want something obsessively or to have a strong desire for it. fiend An evil spirit; a demon. I guess both would be correct
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoOh, what a good rabbit hole! I use fiend in exactly the same way: “I’m fiending for a cigarette,” etc.
minus-squarexylol@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI actually did put fiend in originally but when I went to search to make sure it meant what I thought it meant it kept popping up as meaning something else, so I kept searching until I found feen haha
minus-squareidiomaddict@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI mean, I’ve gotta assume that they’re related, but I’m always happy for a new variant.
I guess both would be correct
Oh, what a good rabbit hole!
I use fiend in exactly the same way: “I’m fiending for a cigarette,” etc.
I actually did put fiend in originally but when I went to search to make sure it meant what I thought it meant it kept popping up as meaning something else, so I kept searching until I found feen haha
I mean, I’ve gotta assume that they’re related, but I’m always happy for a new variant.