[askonomm]

For a moment I thought you are an Estonian, because we, too, call it a falling star. But our military service is still mandatory :(

[umanwizard]

We call it a falling star in English too (though “shooting star” is more common, at least in my experience).

[jaywalk]

I have never heard the term "falling star" before this thread.

[Shared404]

Can second having heard "falling star" in English as well, though "shooting star" is more common.

Maybe a result of regional dialect/language exchange in high immigration areas?

[OoBabybaby]

Yeah, you have to make sure you put them in your pocket.

Save them for a Rainy Day. Never let it fade away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJlHWESyLI

\o/

[voytec]

Same in Poland - "spadające gwiazdy" - "falling stars". Even National Geographic uses this term[1] but exaplains in the lead: "Falling stars are meteores..."

[1] https://www.national-geographic.pl/artykul/spadajace-gwiazdy...

[jaclaz]

In Italian as well, "stella cadente".