popcorn
→
lie (n.), untruth
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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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