• glimse@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    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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      2 days ago

      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…