Dune Messiah

What curse do Fremen yell at shopkeepers? Why?

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Paul hears a Fremen yell, 'you have damp hands,' at a shopkeeper. This is because water is the most scarce and valuable resource on Dune, so saying that someone has damp hands means that they are either wasteful, greedy, or dishonest.