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What's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?

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What's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?

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I’m not an expert, but “cunt” is related to similar Germanic words meaning “arse”. Etymonline just says the American “fanny” came from the British: https://www.etymonline.com/word/fanny#etymonline_v_1119

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