popcorn
→
lie (n.), untruth
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | kıtır | |
| meaning 1 | popcorn | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | lies, nonsense (argo) | Size soru soruyorum, bana bir sürü kıtır atıyorsunuz. I ask you questions, you tell me a pack of lies. |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 545 glosbe.com | |
| comment | ||
The metaphore here referes to the sound of the popping corns. To make these sounds -> to make unprovable or incorrect statements