If someone feigns ignorance, a Greek might describe him with an expression that translates as “he pretends to be a duck.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Pretend to be a Duck, in Greek”
Another bit of Greek slang translates as he pretends to be a duck.
Can you imagine what that is?
He pretends to be a duck?
Yeah.
Is it somebody who never stops talking?
No.
Or quacking?
No, it’s somebody who pretends that they don’t know about something, that they’re unaware, you know, almost like a duck sticking his bill into his feathers or something.
Oh, I see.
Almost the head in the sand.
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
He pretends to be a duck.
I had no idea that they were embezzling all that money, but you want to come to my third house?
Right.
You’re a duck.
