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1. ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️ (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 02:09:45 JST ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️
   >fun fact: if you put the kanji of horse (馬) 🐴 and deer (鹿) 🦌 together, it makes the word idiot (馬鹿)
   WHOA! :senkowow2:
   • ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️ (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 02:09:43 JST ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️

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     • Zergling_man
     • ロミンちゃん
     @Zergling_man @romin Maybe some medieval Japanese thought putting the two kanjis was stupid and stupidly funny, like, "He he! A deer-horse! Raugh out roud!" :akkoThonk:
     New Janny in Town likes this.
   • ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️ (supersnekfriend@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 02:09:44 JST ❄️:padoru: SantaSnekFriend :padoru:❄️

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     • ロミンちゃん
     @romin >kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; ateji
     :naruhodonotes:
     Jisho shows 馬鹿 as idiot, though
     jisho.org/search/%E9%A6%AC%E9%B9%BF%20
   • Zergling_man (zergling_man@sacred.harpy.faith)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 02:09:44 JST Zergling_man

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     • ロミンちゃん
     @SuperSnekFriend @romin Yeah because it's ateji.
   • ロミンちゃん (romin@shitposter.world)'s status on Friday, 14-Jun-2024 02:09:45 JST ロミンちゃん

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     @SuperSnekFriend it's ateji tho