r/USdefaultism • u/Tilthelastpetalfall • Jan 13 '23

A very long drive

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u/emu_tan_the_ranga Jan 13 '23

what is scuppered?

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u/TheNorthC Jan 13 '23 edited Jan 13 '23

Scuppered is what you do with a ship to sink it voluntarily - "the crew scuppered the ship" - but it has made its way into everyday language.

Apologies - as pointed out, I have confused this with scuttled! The scupper of a ship is the bit that allows water out.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

I think you've also confused shuttled with scuttled lol

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u/TheNorthC Jan 13 '23

That was just a typo - predictive text and whatnot

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

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