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Weird slang for embarrassing moments in English

What spit take, snarf, duck face, and Dutch oven mean in English.

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Lin
You made me do a spit take! My coffee is everywhere!
Them
Sorry! At least it didn't come out your nose.
Lin
That's a snarf. It happened last week. Don't ask.
Them
Okay. Selfie to forget it? No duck face.
Lin
My duck face is iconic. Fine, a normal smile.
Them
Speaking of iconic, my roommate Dutch ovened me.
Lin
Under the blanket? That's a crime.
Them
I slept on the balcony.

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✓ Spit take.

When you spit out a drink from laughter

Originally a comedy term

Even worse
✓ Snarf.

When it comes out your nose from laughing

Slang; also means eat very fast

Selfie
✓ Duck face.

Pouty lips in a selfie

Added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2014

Don’t do this
✓ Dutch oven.

Trap someone under a blanket with a fart

Originally a cast-iron pot; the slang meaning is awful

Quick answers

Save this: what to say in English

Say “Spit take.” — when you spit out a drink from laughter. Originally a comedy term.

Even worse: what to say in English

Say “Snarf.” — when it comes out your nose from laughing. Slang; also means eat very fast.

Selfie: what to say in English

Say “Duck face.” — pouty lips in a selfie. Added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2014.

Don’t do this: what to say in English

Say “Dutch oven.” — trap someone under a blanket with a fart. Originally a cast-iron pot; the slang meaning is awful.

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