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A '''mermaid''' is a mythical marine creature that has the appearance of a ([[nudism|naked]]) woman down to the waist and a fish's tail below the waist. The word comes from ''mer'' (sea) + ''maid''. The male counterpart is a '''merman'''. | A '''mermaid''' is a mythical marine creature that has the appearance of a ([[nudism|naked]]) woman down to the waist and a fish's tail below the waist. The word comes from ''mer'' (sea) + ''maid''. The male counterpart is a '''merman'''. | ||
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| + | The idea probably arose from sailors seeing marine creatures and fantasising that they were women, or at least partly women. | ||
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| + | In 2017, a trend grew in the United Kingdom of wearing a monofin – a mermaid tail – to swim in pools and seas. It was condemned as dangerous.[http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsireland/they-could-have-lethal-consequences-warnings-issued-over-new-mermaid-craze/ar-AAqIrxH?li=AAnZ9Ug&ocid=mailsignout] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:30, 23 May 2025
A mermaid is a mythical marine creature that has the appearance of a (naked) woman down to the waist and a fish's tail below the waist. The word comes from mer (sea) + maid. The male counterpart is a merman.
The idea probably arose from sailors seeing marine creatures and fantasising that they were women, or at least partly women.
In 2017, a trend grew in the United Kingdom of wearing a monofin – a mermaid tail – to swim in pools and seas. It was condemned as dangerous.[1]
