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And how the Trump name got its roots in Medieval times (Original Post)
packman
Jun 2020
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BComplex
(9,806 posts)1. What's it mean???
packman
(16,296 posts)2. Blowing it out of one's ass
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,511 posts)3. Another word for fart, I think.
I can't remember if Chaucer used "trump" in that way, but it wouldn't surprise me.
pandr32
(13,931 posts)6. Ooooh! I like that.
We should revive that usage. It certainly takes the epitomizing-class-gleam off the TRUMP logo, though the Trumps have been corroding that image pretty darn well already.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,511 posts)7. On t-shirts, stickers, mugs, etc.

pandr32
(13,931 posts)8. Perfect
alterfurz
(2,677 posts)4. dictionary definition of "trumpery"

BComplex
(9,806 posts)5. I so love that!! We should make that an avatar!
eppur_se_muova
(41,299 posts)11. Not obsolete any more ! nt
Fla Dem
(27,488 posts)9. Gosh, those Medievaliners were really obsessed with the ass and A-hole.
Buckeye_Democrat
(15,511 posts)10. I laughed out loud when reading The Canterbury Tales...
... in high school, especially over the "fart jokes" contained within it.









