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The dictionary definition of "gat" is "revolver", does that really qualify as "obscure"? Anyways, in terms of usage I've heard, it is almost exclusively implyi

by nawgz 4y ago

The dictionary definition of "gat" is "revolver", does that really qualify as "obscure"? Anyways, in terms of usage I've heard, it is almost exclusively implying you'll brandish and/or apply your gun, maybe this part is more obscure, but if I wrote "stab myfile" I don't think you'd expect me to put the contents in a buffer.

netsharc 4y ago
Well I had to check the dictionary to see what you mean. "stab" would be obvious, but maybe someone needs to go out and ask 100 or a 1000 people on the street what they think of when they hear the word "gat", and maybe then you can congratulate yourself for being in an exclusive minority.
- t-3 4y ago
  I assure you, gat is a common slang, most Americans on the street would be able to tell you that it's a gun.
- nawgz 4y ago
  Perhaps it's not fully mainstreamed, but looking at the current conversation it looks to me like the idea is widespread. Really though, I also see no other other usages of the term online, it surprises me you would not simply type in "gat" to a search engine and easily understand my point.
  - netsharc 4y ago
    There's dictionary definition and there's well known usages. In the dictionary "retard" means to slow down or hinder, but if I said "Stop retarding my progress", a "mainstream person" would probably be offended. Anyway, to end the discussion, I guess the downvotes have other causes, and it'll remain a mystery to both of us.
    - nawgz 4y ago
      That’s exactly what I’m saying. There IS no other usage of “gat”, just look online, it exclusively is referring to guns. What kind of counter argument is an incorrect analogy misstating something already spoken? Wish you had ended it a comment earlier.
- jwilk 4y ago
  > "stab" would be obvious Obviously converts spaces to tabs.
accoil 4y ago
What would you expect "wall ~/documents" to do? I don't really find that command names reliably relate to words. Offhand none of these would do what I expect: curl, top, git, gawk. less is a more featureful more, and who knows what an xxd is. Certainly not a dead four eyed monster with its tongue hanging out. stab is probably Send To A Buffer, just like grep is Global Regular Expression Print

by nawgz 4y ago

netsharc 4y ago

Well I had to check the dictionary to see what you mean. "stab" would be obvious, but maybe someone needs to go out and ask 100 or a 1000 people on the street what they think of when they hear the word "gat", and maybe then you can congratulate yourself for being in an exclusive minority.

t-3 4y ago
I assure you, gat is a common slang, most Americans on the street would be able to tell you that it's a gun.
nawgz 4y ago
Perhaps it's not fully mainstreamed, but looking at the current conversation it looks to me like the idea is widespread. Really though, I also see no other other usages of the term online, it surprises me you would not simply type in "gat" to a search engine and easily understand my point.
- netsharc 4y ago
  There's dictionary definition and there's well known usages. In the dictionary "retard" means to slow down or hinder, but if I said "Stop retarding my progress", a "mainstream person" would probably be offended. Anyway, to end the discussion, I guess the downvotes have other causes, and it'll remain a mystery to both of us.
  - nawgz 4y ago
    That’s exactly what I’m saying. There IS no other usage of “gat”, just look online, it exclusively is referring to guns. What kind of counter argument is an incorrect analogy misstating something already spoken? Wish you had ended it a comment earlier.
jwilk 4y ago
> "stab" would be obvious Obviously converts spaces to tabs.

accoil 4y ago

What would you expect "wall ~/documents" to do? I don't really find that command names reliably relate to words. Offhand none of these would do what I expect: curl, top, git, gawk. less is a more featureful more, and who knows what an xxd is. Certainly not a dead four eyed monster with its tongue hanging out. stab is probably Send To A Buffer, just like grep is Global Regular Expression Print