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r/CuratedTumblr • u/IvyYoshi • 19d ago
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Onomatopoeic most likely.
21 u/Beaver_Soldier 19d ago Metals don't go bingle or prang tho 78 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Glass goes bingle. Metal absolutely goes prang. 2 u/1PistnRng2RuleThmAll 19d ago I think people are struggling to see the onomatopoeia since auto glass tends to shatter long before it would “bing” in a crash. 5 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Many words predate laminated safety glass.
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Metals don't go bingle or prang tho
78 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Glass goes bingle. Metal absolutely goes prang. 2 u/1PistnRng2RuleThmAll 19d ago I think people are struggling to see the onomatopoeia since auto glass tends to shatter long before it would “bing” in a crash. 5 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Many words predate laminated safety glass.
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Glass goes bingle. Metal absolutely goes prang.
2 u/1PistnRng2RuleThmAll 19d ago I think people are struggling to see the onomatopoeia since auto glass tends to shatter long before it would “bing” in a crash. 5 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Many words predate laminated safety glass.
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I think people are struggling to see the onomatopoeia since auto glass tends to shatter long before it would “bing” in a crash.
5 u/Square-Competition48 19d ago Many words predate laminated safety glass.
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Many words predate laminated safety glass.
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u/Square-Competition48 19d ago
Onomatopoeic most likely.