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🤔Ever heard this Russian phrase? • (Cтарушка) божий одуванчик (sta-rush-ka bo-zhyj a-du-van-chik] SLT: God's dandelion old woman 🔻The expression's origin is quite unique: doctors coined it, observing frail, elderly patients whose newly growing, wispy grey hair on their shaved heads resembled a dandelion puffball. 🔻The initial implication was physical fragility – as if they'd "scatter with a puff." 🔻Today, the meaning has expanded. While still hinting at physical delicacy, it's largely a warm, affectionate term for a sweet, gentle, meek, and harmless elderly person (usually a woman), often with a charming, almost childlike innocence. A truly endearing way to describe a benign senior! Video: AIshedevrum #phraseology #spoken_Russian 😎RCR | Support | Boost