• Ethalis@jlai.lu
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    5 months ago

    Explanation for the french one : onion is an old slang for anus. So “mind your own onions” is an old-fashioned way to say “mind your own ass”

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      5 months ago

      It’s “it’s not your onions” c’est pas tes onions.

      And the anus thing is fun but just a theory.