“Why is flirting called ‘crabs’?” – SUPER SURPRISE answer, 99% of users don’t know
Most languages in the world have borrowed and imported words from outside. The reason is simply because a language inherently does not have enough vocabulary to define all the concepts. In addition, it is also an inevitable trend in the process of cultural integration. Vietnamese too, there are many words borrowed from foreign countries to make our language richer, richer, beautiful and suitable for the times.
However, even though it is a borrowed word, when used, it is Vietnameseized in terms of writing, phonetics, and semantics to express it in an understandable way that Vietnamese words cannot fully describe. The Vietnamese loan word system consists of two groups: Chinese loanwords, Indo-European loanwords. In it, there are many words used in daily life but not sure everyone knows about its origin.
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Here is a very familiar word that people still use often: CRAB – is figuratively understood as “flirting”.
For example, we often say: “You “crawl” her!”, “I “crawled” him for a long time but he didn’t fall in love”, “Send a “crawl” girl!”,…
Have you ever wondered why people call flirting “crabs”? Flirting (also known as flirting, seduction, sedation, …) is an act of human communication, which can be classified as sexual behavior. Flirting is done through eye contact, words, and body language with the aim of showing affection to the other person. At times, flirting is also considered a recreational activity.
In that sense, flirting has nothing to do with the word “crab”. Because referring to crabs, people think of a sea food. Before this conundrum, many people think that the crab has claws to grip the prey it targets; Just like flirting, people will try to control and dominate the other person. But of course this interpretation is just for fun, not accurate.
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The word “crab” here is actually derived from French, which is the phrase “Faire la cour”, which is understood to seduce someone. Thus, when transliterated into Vietnamese, there will be a pure Vietnamese way of calling it “crab”. Besides, this word is also related to an English phrase “Pay court to” with the same meaning. Maybe from here people think of the image of a saw – also a word used to refer to flirting.
Due to many different readings, similes and associations, today, people call flirting: Crab, sawing, planting si trees, …
In addition, in the Diverse Dictionary of Dr. Nguyen Huu Phuoc, the word “crab” is also pointed out in many other interesting meanings:
– Cup of crabs: Derived from “cours” (class).
– Crab haircut: Derived from “court” (short).
That’s how we see how diverse, rich and beautiful our Vietnamese is!
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