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Iceland — Phrase #9

🎭#9 Cultural Special

Skíthæll

/ˈscithailtl/

Literal: Shit-heel

Feels like: A compound insult combining excrement with a body part — showing that even Iceland participates in the broader Germanic fecal-insult tradition

CurrentAdult⚠️⚠️ Moderate

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