• glimse@lemmy.world
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    7 天前

    They’re not contrarian, bosom can refer to breasts but that’s not the only definition. I’m pretty sure it’s not even the primary definition for the majority of the word’s existence.

    I don’t really want to link a bible site but take your pick and search for the word. 50+ references and it rarely meant boobs. It meant…the area of hugging. How could a man put his hands between his tits? Cradling a child is holding it in your bosom. A baby doesn’t suck milk from bosoms.

    Bosom meant the chest area even if it generally only used to mean breasts nowadays.

    • kolmaskommentoija@sopuli.xyz
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      7 天前

      How could a man put his hands between his tits?

      Well, if he is very fat, has gynecomastia, or has not gotten top surgery yet, so technically…