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submitted 2 months ago by andrewrgross@slrpnk.net to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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A lone figure at a party reflects that the rest of the revelers don't know that "xylophones" with metal bars are actually glockenspiels.

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[–] pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

German Glocke = English bell = made out of metal

Literally Glockenspiel = bell game

[–] Flughoernchen@feddit.de 0 points 2 months ago

Chiming in for clarification: Literally it's "bell game" but the word's meaning is more like "bells that play" or "bells to play with".