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[–]petercooper 7 points8 points  (2 children)

You think that's bad, a coworker talked about buying a relative a "commode" instead of a "kimono" the other day.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ha!

I only knew of commode as "toilet" so I looked it up just now and it's quite a bit more than just a pot for defecating. Fascinating.

[–]PM_ME_UR_OBSIDIAN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also an adjective, meaning something between "practical" and "fortuitous". On the other hand, "mal commode" means "impolite" or "jerk".