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TIL ‘jambuster’ is a word unique to Manitoba and Western Ontario
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a_gee_dizzle lemmy.ca a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca
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The rest of the world just says ‘jelly donut’

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ValueSubtracted Moderator ValueSubtracted@startrek.website
Joined: 2023-06-11
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Huh. I figured it was regional, but I didn't know it was that regional.

Though to be fair, I don't think I've heard anyone call them that since my grandparents in the mid-90s.

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insufferableninja sh.itjust.works imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-11-26
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In Deutschland they call it a Berliner

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a_gee_dizzle lemmy.ca a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca
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Huh. I figured it was regional, but I didn't know it was that regional. Though to be fair, I don't think I've heard anyone call them that since my grandparents in the mid-90s.

Though to be fair, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone call them that since my grandparents in the mid-90s.

Is this because you haven’t been eating many donuts lately or do you think the word is falling out of favour?

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a_gee_dizzle lemmy.ca a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca
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In Deutschland they call it a Berliner

Berliner + jam buster = berlin buster 🧠

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ValueSubtracted Moderator ValueSubtracted@startrek.website
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Though to be fair, I don’t think I’ve heard anyone call them that since my grandparents in the mid-90s. Is this because you haven’t been eating many donuts lately or do you think the word is falling out of favour?

The latter, I think?

I definitely eat my fair share of doughnuts, though rarely the jelly-filled ones.

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a_gee_dizzle lemmy.ca a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-10-27
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The latter, I think? I definitely eat my fair share of doughnuts, though rarely the jelly-filled ones.

Well if the word is falling out of favour then we’ve got to fight to keep it active. We’ve got to preserve our culture. They may take our lives, but they’ll never take our jambusters

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