#questionableadvice #facts for the people things worth knowing #badinage #the english language #the french language #archaic vocab #i was wondering if this is where bandy comes from #through some weird letter switching ease of speech process #but alas no #bandy comes from band #meaning it's definition is basically #to ingroup talk #but it's also a kind of pun? #and then from that to metaphorically do the same with words #which is kind of cool i think #unlike bandy #badinage has a funny yet sadly predictable etymology #which you'll have to look up on your own #minitagrambles #frivolous reblogs