Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass (Historical Meaning + Comic)
Blowing Smoke Up Your Ass (Historical Meaning + Comic)
Feeling down about your art? A good friend, or in the case of the comic below, a parent, will hype you up… and occasionally drop some very weird historical facts while they’re at it.
Case in point: the phrase “blowing smoke up your ass.” Today, it means flattering someone insincerely—but in the 1700s,…
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