Now that you mention it, it's commonly used for the contemporary idiocy too.
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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
They do, but the scientific phrasing is “ritual purposes”.
TheEntity@kbin.social 9 months ago
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I have so many ritual purposes
Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org 9 months ago
That’s academic for “we have no idea what this was for”. Except in the case of “fertility ritual” – that means it’s a sex toy.