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> On that note we maybe should change the name of the game of Bridge. I don't get it—what's the relationship?
by JadeNB 8y ago
> On that note we maybe should change the name of the game of Bridge.
I don't get it—what's the relationship?
- clan 8y agoFew do as the name sounds so innocuous. But the name likely originated from the russian biritch. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_bridge Maybe too contrived. But I did not think the blatant xenophobia in the OP should stand unopposed. Especially for a word which already to a high degree has been assimilated into (US) English. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czar_(political_term) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czar_(political_term) But when I need to explain the joke I must admit defeat :-)