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[–] Winter_Oven@piefed.social 21 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Hmm, I'm leaning more towards "Dickin son", as in, the son famous for dickining.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

No no, it's the son of the person famous for dickining.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

This!

Is!

The Dickening!

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Whenever I see a street sign I think of it like "What you been up to bro?" "Dickin', son"

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dickins is an archaic term for the devil, as in 'what in the dickins name is going on here?' oft shortened to 'what the dickins?' So... tiefling name?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I went to look up the entomology of this word, but I spelled it wrong.

It really bugs me.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 11 points 2 days ago

Guys it's just that my dad's name is Richard, and we're from up north, guys let me in to the pizza party

[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Oh, so your father's name was Dickin? Or Richard? Or...?

Well, you see, uh...