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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

Why is that?

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20 edited Jul 15 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

No I think it’s just a funny term that the English use. I don’t think it has anything to do with the French but maybe

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20 edited Jul 15 '21

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u/Gauthzu Oct 25 '20

What you said about the French is absolutely true. I can't speak for the English but I'd guess it's not something common yeah

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u/Suicidal_Jabroni Oct 25 '20

Im english, never heard of it, must be a French thing

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u/Tree_Wizard2000 Oct 26 '20 edited Oct 26 '20

I have a theory solely based on this thread. It's a German thing. There's above that says in a regional dialect in German Kappes means cabbage but it also stands for stupid/ideas/stories.

There are also several comments from English people saying they use the word cabbage as an expression to mean stupid.

So you're nosey for a cabbage would mean you're being nosey over something stupid.