Why do they call them cockroaches?

[SandyCat]

What do they have to do with cocks?

 

[biozeminadae1]

The word has nothing to do with cocks or roaches.

 

[The Southwest Strangla]

Because the bug is a roach that travels up your cock when you’re asleep.

 

[Ultrapenguin]

Because in Latin or whatever they were called "cucaracha" and English speakers probably combined words they already had that were phonetically similar, "cock" and "roach", to make "cockroach".

Kind of like how "nӗgro" meant "black" in spanish, which in turn became "nēgro" as in a black person and then "nigger" when passed through southern dialect, and eventually became the site's favorite word because it sounds funny and makes people mad. I'd imagine it's just the usual game of cultural/linguistic whisper down the alley.

 

[Shidoen]

A crusader found a dead turk in the streets while cockroaches were swarming the corpse. The crusader noticed the size of the corpse penis and the bug and realized they were the same size.

 

[JethroTullamore]

Hahahahahahahaha


Cock.

 

[The Magnificence]

Um, they prefer "Latinx," BIGOT.

 

[hooboy]

my dad was a cockroach

 

[Kiwi On The Go]

I'll stick one down my pp and let you know what happens.

EDIT: How do I get it out

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Snooping around as usual I see.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Some German scientist got a cockroach up his dickhole. The rest is history.

 

[Mariposa Electrique]

Because they live in Chicago.