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JCDenton Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Word "pickles"
Hi guys,
could you please help me with the word 'pickles' in the following context? I'm translating episode of Law and Order: SVU and this word was used there in the moment where detectives are talking with the medical examiner about the homeless man who was set on fire / immolated. Of course he died on it.
Medical examiner: Arsonists almost always use gasoline
or lighter fluid. Josh Galli's(that homeless guy) killer used formaldehyde.
Cop: The stuff that (?)pickles people.(?)
Medical examiner: Burns them too.
I tried google and found a lot of examples with this word like..
a) It pickles me liver just the thought of it does!
b) It pickles me that no one has started a thread about the cabury!
Please what does it mean if something "pickles someone"? My dictionary just shows only food references..
thanks a lot
Best Regards
Tomas
could you please help me with the word 'pickles' in the following context? I'm translating episode of Law and Order: SVU and this word was used there in the moment where detectives are talking with the medical examiner about the homeless man who was set on fire / immolated. Of course he died on it.
Medical examiner: Arsonists almost always use gasoline
or lighter fluid. Josh Galli's(that homeless guy) killer used formaldehyde.
Cop: The stuff that (?)pickles people.(?)
Medical examiner: Burns them too.
I tried google and found a lot of examples with this word like..
a) It pickles me liver just the thought of it does!
b) It pickles me that no one has started a thread about the cabury!
Please what does it mean if something "pickles someone"? My dictionary just shows only food references..
thanks a lot
Best Regards
Tomas
Top answer
pickling food is a means to preserve it. When people die, their bodies are usually preserved in some way before burial - fomaldehyde may be used for this. (It's also the stuff often used to preserve organic items for display, research etc).
- pickling food is a means to preserve it.
- When people die, their bodies are usually preserved in some way before burial - fomaldehyde may be used for this.
- (It's also the stuff often used to preserve organic items for display, research etc).
- So it's a little tasteless but he is referring to the preservation of bodies.
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pickling food is a means to preserve it.
When people die, their bodies are usually preserved in some way before burial - fomaldehyde may be used for this. (It's also the stuff often used to preserve organic items for display, research etc).
So it's a little tasteless but he is referring to the preservation of bodies.
When people die, their bodies are usually preserved in some way before burial - fomaldehyde may be used for this. (It's also the stuff often used to preserve organic items for display, research etc).
So it's a little tasteless but he is referring to the preservation of bodies.
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