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neuquino t1_iuoausx wrote

Wow, what a dickatan

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YJSubs t1_iuqnnca wrote

Orangutan is actually a combined word :

Orang = people
Utan = forest

Orangutan = Forest people / people of the forest.

Soooo... your comment should be "dickutan",...i think.

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neuquino t1_iuqom0a wrote

That’s great feedback, I love entomology!

I kid kid, I love etymology too.

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theneedfull t1_iuqvyjx wrote

That's really interesting. I always assuming the orang part was because of their color. Thanks.

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NorthCatan t1_iuquwhi wrote

Orange = people Uthan = something else

Oranguthan = People who are something else.

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tillacat42 t1_iuq0q1q wrote

FFS Frank, I told you not to take cabbage from strangers. -Asshole Orangatang, probably.

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