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by C4stor 1418 days ago
Since a bag ("sac") has no exit hole ("cul"), and so a "cul-de-sac" is a (I guess 2nd degree ?) way of saying "way with no exit".
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jaclaz 1418 days ago
If you translate (instead of ass) cul as "bottom", it is more like the "bottom of a sack" (i.e. no-exit), if your interpretation was correct, it would be a no-cul-de-sac.
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pessimizer 1418 days ago
Or "way with one exit, and it's behind you."
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