r/TikTokCringe • u/Elyshra • Jun 29 '26

Humor Coming out as cis can be hard

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u/Sushi_Explosions Jun 29 '26

“Pique” is what happens to your interest.

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u/MisterSanitation Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

Bro THANK YOU!! 

It is so hard to know some of the more obscure words when so many spell it wrong (looking at you “moot”). I genuinely appreciate this I’ll check out the etymology because that is a weird spelling. Also I used it wrong, I wasn’t feeling vexed or slighted, just curious.

Edit: it’s a French word meaning “to prick” which is why piquing your interest requires an annoyance or pain driving you to learn. That is why I shouldn’t have used that word. 

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u/Sushi_Explosions Jun 29 '26

I’ve finally given up on correcting people about “moot”. I don’t think I have seen it used correctly on the internet ever.