Define Crush
By May Day
@HaruLoid (1299)
Philippines
May 17, 2024 12:38am CST
When I was about ten years old, I heard a lot of my classmates talk about crushes.
I didn't understand what they were talking about so I just ignored them, but at the back of my head I asked, "Why are they so obsessed talking about plane crashes these days?"
By the time I was twelve years old, I found out that a crush refers to a person whom you admire and have affection for.
This kind of innocent child mind is what I really miss, and is something that I always laugh about.
Were you aware what a crush really was back then?
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@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
17 May
We adopted the English word "crush" fairly recently, so when I was a kid the slang for "romantic interest" was "cotta" which roughly means "burn".
Yes, here you'd get burned if you were infatuated, not crushed.
However, when I was in primary school, we'd talk more about fiancées and marrying those we liked, speaking of innocence.
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@HaruLoid (1299)
• Philippines
17 May
First time I ever heard of the word "cotta." It definitely has a ring to it. Your cheeks will burn whenever you see your cotta.
I'm learning new words here in myLot.
Anyway, I really do miss the innocence that we had as a child. Everything was so new to us. I also remember my friends and I play wedding and house when we were still little. Everything seem so fun and easy to do.
@sabtraversa (13097)
• Italy
17 May
@HaruLoid Oh, true! I never wondered why we'd get burned, cheeks turning red makes sense.
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@jnrdutton (2644)
• United States
17 May
I learned the term when I was in about first grade I think.
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@terramars (166)
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17 May
Do you know a song called Crush, sang by David Archuletta? I know the meaning of crush from that song
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