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I rarely use the term "ducking" in conversation, though auto-correct thinks otherwise. Maybe now I will. "I was ducking around and found a few good resources
by barrow-rider 8y ago
I rarely use the term "ducking" in conversation, though auto-correct thinks otherwise. Maybe now I will.
"I was ducking around and found a few good resources for fixing the OSPF problem."
- Arkdy 8y agoIn Trinbagonian dialect, "ducking" is the act of skipping work/school. See: https://youtu.be/2qunog47EVo https://youtu.be/2qunog47EVo for musical reference.
- owaty 8y ago"Ducking" is also a term used in audio mixing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducking
- faiz7412 8y ago"Are you good at ducking mate? Let's party!"
- ljf 8y agoAlso is in the UK - esp 'Duck Out' - to step out of a meeting or situation.
- rhplus 8y ago"duck" is also used often in the context of not giving an answer (e.g. "duck the issue"), which is an unfortunate connotation for a search engine.
- verelo 8y agoFinally auto correct of "ducking" from the ruder alternative will make sense. "I spent the day ducking around on the internet"
- mindgam3 8y agoThis is the best ducking thread on the internet today. Well done all.