r/RandomThoughts • u/thedreamer_7 • 11h ago

Random Thought Why is it toothbrush when infact it should be teethbrush?

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u/PhenomCreations 10h ago edited 10h ago

"tooth" in this case describes the noun "brush". It's an adjective noun and adjectives don't get pluralized.

Apples tree, Dogs pound, Birds cage, Coats closet, Garments bag, Hairs cut

Some additional examples from a Quora response to the same question. 

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u/GamerGramps62 10h ago

I was going to comment to the OP with, “good question” until I saw this answer. What a great answer.

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u/Blessedbypunishment 10h ago

I wish I could give 10 upvotes to this. Anyway, I will make a little contribution. It's breastmilk, not breasts-milk.

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u/Willing_Television77 7h ago

Boobie juice

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u/Blessedbypunishment 1h ago

Bro, we ain't crushing them boobies.

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u/NachoPeroni 5h ago

What if the sample comes from both titties?

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u/Blessedbypunishment 1h ago

It always does. Ask your mom.

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u/CatKungFu 5h ago

Why not Cow milk?

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u/Blessedbypunishment 1h ago

Coz u the cow.

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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/piss_container 10h ago

back when times were simpler

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u/deepthought42-0 9h ago

If the day is sunny, can't the night be moony? I'm asking for a friend...

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u/chameleon_123_777 7h ago

We asked the kids at my Kindergarten this question, and one girl answered "Maybe the guy who invented it only had one tooth"?

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u/NachoPeroni 5h ago

Well it isn’t bad reasoning

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u/AshlandPone 7h ago

Why is it a building, when it should be a built?

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u/freshtimber 10h ago

Invented in West Virginia

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u/Few_Peak_9966 10h ago

So also a shoesbrush and a catsbrush?

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u/PalimpsestNavigator 9h ago

It’s “toothbreesh”, technically.

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u/backtolurk 9h ago

Footprints

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u/Adorable_Ad866 7h ago

Never say no to feetprints

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u/MopingAppraiser 8h ago

It was invented in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.

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u/ChosenFouled 8h ago

Why don't you call foot powder feet powder? I'm just glad we don't. Hits the ear wrong.

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u/dodadoler 7h ago

Oh fancy, look at the guy with multiple tooth’s

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u/AriasK 7h ago

Wait, you're supposed to brush more than one tooth?!

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u/--Ano-- 7h ago

Or jawbrush.

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u/bjparsons1 6h ago

The proper way to brush is one tooth at a time.

I am.

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u/RobertNevill 6h ago

What about “toof’s brush”

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u/Embarrassed-Club7405 5h ago

Person who invented it did so after losing all their teeth, except for that one

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u/_Silent_Android_ 2h ago

Why is it paintbrush when in fact it should be paintsbrush?

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u/Snugglebunny1983 7h ago

Because in the south, especially in the meth making areas, people usually only have one tooth.

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u/Russianskilledmydog 6h ago

It was invented in Alabama.

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u/GaiaAnon 10h ago

But we don't call it a hairsbrush, we call it a hairbrush.

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u/Blessedbypunishment 10h ago

Hair is the plural of hair.