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by girvo 104 days ago
Whizz is onomatopoeia (well, ish) for urinating in English
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ahofmann 104 days ago
And "Witz" means "joke" in german.
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tw-20260303-001 103 days ago
Yeah, but it’s pronounced differently. Germans are bad at English pronunciation. A couple of examples: BBQ ~> „barbicue”, Pampers ~> „pempas”.
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the_mitsuhiko 103 days ago
Wichs also means ejaculate. Wix even had an ad where they made fun on “wichser” (Masturbator) on German TV.
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normie3000 104 days ago
Billy Whizz is rhyming slang for Jimmy Riddle.
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