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When I was little, I heard of someone having a "short fuse" and thought it meant a short memory and that the person was very forgetful.
I used to think that when gangsters on TV said stuff like "bada bing" and "fuggeddaboudid", I thought they were speaking a foreign language.
I saw a truck that said "non-potable water" on it. Not knowing that word, I thought it said "non-PORTABLE water", and wondered how they could transport it in a truck if it's not portable.
1 belief I had as a kid was that being on the phone or radio could distort your voice and make it sound likeypu had a foreign accent.
I used to think that "boobies" was a bad word all the time
top belief!
I used to think that being "horny" meant you were aroused by the sound of a bike horn.
I used to believe that the phrase "Mamma Mia" referred to a girl named Mia.
top belief!
I thought that the term "mild-mannered" meant the person didn't have very good manners, as I knew "mild" meant "not very much" (due to things like mild hot sauce), but had never heard that definition of "manner(ed)" before.
Devex
I thought that "caucus" was a bad word (not sure where I heard that word as a kid, but whatever) it took ages for me to get up the courage to ask my mom if it really was, as I was afraid I'd get in a lot of trouble if it turned out to be something really offensive
Darth Carrietta
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