• TheFlopster@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I believe the joke is that it’s a “bad” word. Which Hobbes knows because he’s an adult (tiger), but Calvin doesn’t because he’s a kid. And Hobbes is lying about knowing it, so that he doesn’t have to explain it to Calvin.

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      2 years ago

      That makes sense, thankyou for explaining.

      Most of the bad words are only 4 letters, I thought it might be something specific.

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        2 years ago

        as a non-native english speaker: the word ‘motherfucker’ is the first thing that popped into my mind.