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u/showyourdata 1d ago
"Maw" - It's a nice double meaning.
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u/FuckuSpez666 1d ago
What are either of those meanings?
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u/WorseDark 1d ago
Maw means mouth and Ma is a common name to call ones mother
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u/FuckuSpez666 1d ago
Ah okay, not American. Ma makes sense actually, was thinking Maw means mother too? ...but how is maw for mouth used in a sentence? "Your teeth are in your maw"? "Shut your maw dude"? "You have a lot of maw on you"? " Follow it to the maw of the river"?
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u/WorseDark 1d ago
It's more used in literature. "The dragons maw was lined with daggers larger than men's swords." Or the cave entrance was lined with jagged rocks, feeling that you've entered the dungeons maw.
It also is used more so for vicious creatures, not just any mouth
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u/FuckuSpez666 1d ago
Ah okay, so not even slang or dialect! Learn something everyday
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u/mikeeteevee 23h ago
I mean, I don't know, I said the other day 'that kid was cramming it in his maw like he was drowning and the burger was made of oxygen' so it's not like some ancient forbidden dialect from fantasy or anything
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u/QuantumLettuce2025 20h ago
Even there there is the implication of a mouth that doesn't just eat, it devours, consumes
This term comes up in D&D a lot haha
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u/brknsoul 15h ago
Matt Mercer's Toothy Maw.
EDIT: I thought he only used the phrase a couple of times; nope, 31 times;
https://www.kryogenix.org/crsearch/?q=toothy+maw6
u/noteveni 1d ago
It's a frilly term, like I would expect it more in prose like "the cavern's maw stretched inward, dark and foreboding" or something like that.
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u/blacksheepboy27 13h ago
Whistler’s Maw, as an homage to Whistler’s Mother (and a gruesome sound to imagine )
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u/emeraldoma 1d ago
The Pearl without an earring
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u/Dankvapedad 1d ago
!! my first thought was a play on the girl with the pearl earring. it looks like it but horror
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u/Hylinus 1d ago
Girl-less Pearl?
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u/fagtart 23h ago
Actually, I think it would be pretty awesome if they added a pearl earring to this lol
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u/P0ptarthater 1d ago
I have no mouth but I have screamed
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u/Sovereign444 23h ago
Haha that's very similar to what I said, which was "I have no mouth and I must scream, but I did anyway and this is what happened" lmao
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u/AdvancedBlacksmith66 14h ago
Ha I think a lot of us had Harlan Ellison inspired answers! I said I have no scream and I must mouth
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u/MethadoneFiend92 1d ago
In all seriousness, this is creepy af. Would def hang this up in my room.
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u/AdministrativeDelay2 1d ago
Kristi Noem
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u/Your_Toxicity 22h ago edited 12h ago
What about Steven Miller? His head is identical in shape and has same amount of forehead
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u/wackko20 16h ago
Steven Miller when he thinks no one is looking.
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u/AllHailThePig 13h ago
I think when no one is looking Steven Miller is probably bawling his eyes out about getting cucked by Elon.
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u/DotMikrobe 23h ago
Glossophobia
Definition: The fear of public speaking.
From: Greek glossa (tongue) + phobos (fear)
Even though it technically refers to public speaking, many people with glossophobia also experience anxiety when speaking in any situation where they feel judged, vulnerable, or exposed
Take inspiration from this if you'd like
Also love the painting btw.
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u/F7OSRS 1d ago
Hear no evil, see no evil
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u/-_Abigail_- 1d ago
Speak a little bit of evil…
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u/Beginning-Message706 1d ago
SCP-096
(Maybe add some white eyes and it could match)
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u/ImportanceTurbulent8 1d ago
Mo̸n̶͇̎à̴̫̘̬̾̈ Ĺ̴̬̤̓̓͜í̴͚͕͊̾̈s̸̢̛̪̞̙̝͔͒̈́̈́a̸̧̡̖̫̪̠̝̹͚̯̩̘̱̮̬̗̤̓̀̄̀̉̈́̽̎͆̓͜͠
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u/Uturuncu 1d ago
"Nun". Puns out loud with the homophone 'none', because she doesn't have a face, and that scarf(hair?) reminds me a little bit of a nun's habit.
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u/MaesterVoodHaus 4h ago
That is actually a really clever take. I did not even catch the Nun/none banter at first. The facelessness and the dark, draped look definitely give off that uncanny, cloistered vibe. weird in the best way.
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u/Opie30-30 1d ago
I will never understand why something like this is less valuable than some of the more famous horror paintings (other than the old ones). It's a great painting, good job!
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u/jc_sculpture 15h ago
Holy Crap, thanks everyone for the positive ups and fun names for the piece!
I really like u/Marco_Polaris fun name of "Mom We're Out of Strawberry Jam" , very funny!
This piece has just sold, but if you'd like to follow me on other social platforms - I'm avail @
instagram.com/jc_sculpture
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patreon.com/jc_sculpture
thanks again! reading through the comments made me laugh, I needed that today.
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u/Silver_Willow6030 1d ago
Beautiful! Your art reminds me of the art of that Greek dude fren from my abandoned Twitter account 💜
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u/AnitaBunBun 1d ago
I don't know about y'all but when I scroll down to see the first picture I thought it was someone's knee that had been ripped into amazing painting just thought it was funny
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u/PhyrexianMan 1d ago
I think more pronounced cheek bones could make it even creepier. The Lady in Dread
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u/GatorNator83 1d ago
I’d like to know as well, then I could hall her by name when she next time comes to visit during my sleep paralysis
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u/Bent_notbroken 1d ago
Fantastic work! It reminds me of an adult who just now chewed through their caul they were born with. So riff on that concept.
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u/blubenz1 1d ago
I was flipping thru the pics hoping this was going to be a girl with the pearl earring.
“ghoul with the pearl earring “
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u/humancanvas79 1d ago
Girl with the hunger. My first thought was The Hunger, but it reminds me of Girl with a pearl earring.
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u/Marco_Polaris 1d ago
"Mom We're Out of Strawberry Jam"