The word "singe" has been employed in literature with a remarkable range of meanings, shifting from its literal sense of burning to more figurative and playful uses. In texts like Apicius’ Roman cookery manuals, it instructs the literal singeing of feathers and hair as part of food preparation ([1], [2]). Meanwhile, in collections of proverbs and polyglot texts, "singe" appears in expressions that lean on its sound or double meanings—for example, evoking images of monkeys or suggesting a kind of witty self-reproach ([3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]). This diversity continues in narrative prose; Mark Twain and H. G. Wells, for instance, use the term to infuse dramatic imagery and humor, whether in cursing a character or describing clothes heated to the point of being singed ([9], [10]). Even in the works of Aristophanes and Goethe, "singe" surfaces as both a threat and a playful remark, indicating its versatility across genres and eras ([11], [12]). Such varied usage underscores how a single word can carry literal, metaphorical, and idiomatic weight simultaneously.