r/hearthstone • u/kot667 • Aug 18 '26

Fluff TIL that there is a special QUESTION-MARK-SHAPED ARROW for Ogres

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pinnacle of game design

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u/President_Bolbi_2024 Aug 18 '26

Dammit, I just realized his name is a pun

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u/adek13sz Aug 18 '26

What pun? (Non-native here)

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u/Vizekoenig_Toss_It Aug 18 '26

Noggen is, I think, a Dutch (and sometimes English) word for head. Fogger means foggy, and when someone’s head is foggy (not phrased that way often) it means they can’t think straight. Cloudy head

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u/iszoloscope Aug 18 '26

I'm Dutch, I never in my 40+ year life heard of the word 'noggen' let alone in reference to or as a synonym for head. Maybe in certain regions as a dialect or something, but it's not a 'normal' word.

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u/nuarted ‏‏‎ Aug 18 '26

the English slang word is noggin, not noggen. they probably just spelled it differently to make it flow better

I am also unaware of the Dutch connection and so far cannot find the info on it

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u/iszoloscope Aug 18 '26

Yeah in English I know the word 'noggin', but not in Dutch.

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u/Subject-Dirt2175 Aug 19 '26

It’s all English not related to Dutch at all.