Talk:kenning

Etymology 3 usex

I removed the usex from the etymology 3 entry. It gave landwhale as a modern example of a kenning, which, while linguistically sound, was unhelpful and unnecessarily provocative. The "examples" box that includes whale road etc. should be sufficient for aiding readers' practical understanding of this term. But if a modern example would be helpful, I'd suggest danger noodle (snake), trash panda (raccoon), or sea pancake (stingray). Those would illustrate this concept in an accessible way without having to rely upon a derogatory term that is likely to be poorly-received by many readers. WordyAndNerdy (talk) 19:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)