It could also just be English if you only speak English.

  • RegalPotoo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Sort of, there is a parallel derivation where tool can be an innuendo for penis (“used his tool”), so describing someone as a tool is a slightly less vulgar way of calling someone a dick; unrefined, rude, obnoxious.

    • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yeah, fair point. Thanks for explaining. Not a native speaker, so I kind of forgot about that.