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Tell that to the MongoDB-gang.. "Mongo" is a norwegian/swedish(?) slang for a retarted person. It's derived from the word "mongoloid" which was an person with
by Quai 9y ago
Tell that to the MongoDB-gang..
"Mongo" is a norwegian/swedish(?) slang for a retarted person. It's derived from the word "mongoloid" which was an person with Downs or a similar syndrome. The latter word is not commonly used anymore.
- detaro 9y agoIn German as well.
- dawkins 9y agoAnd in Spanish
- user5994461 9y agoActually, mongoloid (and similar) is the word. "Mongo" alone is not that bad and it's a prefix to many words.