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OP Hi everybody.
I got a new puppy about four weeks ago - a sweet Basset hound called Hercule Poirot.
Well, it seems we actually got a cow, who likes to eat grass and shrubs and anything leafy, instead of a dog.
So, I went into the pet shop to get some dog repellent to spray onto what is left of my house plants. In French, I asked the girl in the shop if she had some "push-push" repellent for dogs.
The term "push-push" is often used to describe anything that is in aerosol form. I remember my Mom used to say before leaving the house, "Wait I have to comb my hair and put a little push-push."
So, we seem to have adopted the sound the aerosol makes when it comes out of the can, to describe the the product.
Off the top of my head, I couldn't think of anything similar in English. Does anything come to your mind?
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