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So a phrase that bugs me.

How thin does air have to be to be considered 'thin air' in the phrase "out of think air"?

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BlueVeins · 22-25

thin air -- low air pressure
thick air -- high air pressure

FaeLuna · 31-35, F

It just occurs to me that that phrase makes no sense. I'm going to have to look up the etymology of that one.

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FaeLuna · 31-35, F

@assemblingaknob I believe it does mean that it's coming straight out of the sky. Not necessarily aliens, but when these phrases came into existence, we hadn't really explored much of the sky, and had no idea what was really up there. So, it was a mysterious place where anything could have been true.

assemblingaknob · 26-30, F

@FaeLuna Damn. Now we should probably say "straight outta a black hole"

TeirdalinFirefall · 31-35, M

@assemblingaknob That would be a pretty modern equivalent.

assemblingaknob · 26-30, F

Ikr. Plus it makes more sense if the air is thick, because fog.

Shiki ·

Your name👀
That was an EP users name

TeirdalinFirefall · 31-35, M

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