this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2023
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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I don't get it but I like it.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 year ago (7 children)

It's a joke about the Netherlands claiming land from the sea

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

but what does "gib clay" mean?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

In the language of Polandball comics, it means "give land/territory".

"Gib" is taken from the German imperative for "give!"

Best theory is that "clay" as "land" originates from a bad machine translation.

It seems somene created a Wiki that covers these terms: https://www.polandballwiki.com/wiki/Terminology#Clay

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