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I am genuinely not trying to be a vulgar dingus but in my native language (Dutch) this is the verb for orally pleasuring women. I don’t know how that figures i

I am genuinely not trying to be a vulgar dingus but in my native language (Dutch) this is the verb for orally pleasuring women. I don’t know how that figures into your decision to name it this but at least now you’re aware.

gbletr42 3y ago
I was not, as I am a english speaker with no knowledge of Dutch. I find it a funny coincidence, but if I change the name bef now it'll mess with my muscle memory.
- nehal3m 3y ago
  Fair enough, guess it’s not that big a deal. Cheers for making it though!
- rajnathani 3y ago
  Downvote me for this, but given the context.. muscle memory?
  - gbletr42 3y ago
    haha! Everything in the source code is prefixed with bef_ to avoid any possible symbol collisions when linking, so it'd be a pain to unlearn prefixing it.
stragies 3y ago
Somebody could compile the (probably extremely short, if not nil) list of pronounceable sequences of phonemes, that are not vulgar, sexist, demeaning, insulting, "hurtful", or otherwise objectionable in any language.
- myself248 3y ago
  In any language? I suspect that approaches the null set. ...And then copyright them all. Muhahaha.
  - stragies 3y ago
    I was contemplating adding "to at least one person" at the end of that sentence, but then it definitely would be the null set.
- evanjrowley 3y ago
  If someone did that and then domain-squat all of them, then the rest of us would be forced to choose hilarious names for our software.
- SkyPuncher 3y ago
  Checking urban dictionary is a good start. In this case, it’s not a great source. There are two, low-ranking Dutch definitions but they’re very direct or vulgar.
frutiger 3y ago
Do you happen to know its etymology?
- nehal3m 3y ago
  Your guess is as good as mine. A quick search proved inconclusive, there’s a few explanations but they seem anecdotal at best. Most point to old uses of the word bef the same way we use “muts” (knitted cap) as a metaphor for female genitalia today.
rizky05 3y ago
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gbletr42 3y ago

I was not, as I am a english speaker with no knowledge of Dutch. I find it a funny coincidence, but if I change the name bef now it'll mess with my muscle memory.

nehal3m 3y ago
Fair enough, guess it’s not that big a deal. Cheers for making it though!
rajnathani 3y ago
Downvote me for this, but given the context.. muscle memory?
- gbletr42 3y ago
  haha! Everything in the source code is prefixed with bef_ to avoid any possible symbol collisions when linking, so it'd be a pain to unlearn prefixing it.

stragies 3y ago

Somebody could compile the (probably extremely short, if not nil) list of pronounceable sequences of phonemes, that are not vulgar, sexist, demeaning, insulting, "hurtful", or otherwise objectionable in any language.

myself248 3y ago
In any language? I suspect that approaches the null set. ...And then copyright them all. Muhahaha.
- stragies 3y ago
  I was contemplating adding "to at least one person" at the end of that sentence, but then it definitely would be the null set.
evanjrowley 3y ago
If someone did that and then domain-squat all of them, then the rest of us would be forced to choose hilarious names for our software.
SkyPuncher 3y ago
Checking urban dictionary is a good start. In this case, it’s not a great source. There are two, low-ranking Dutch definitions but they’re very direct or vulgar.

frutiger 3y ago

Do you happen to know its etymology?

nehal3m 3y ago
Your guess is as good as mine. A quick search proved inconclusive, there’s a few explanations but they seem anecdotal at best. Most point to old uses of the word bef the same way we use “muts” (knitted cap) as a metaphor for female genitalia today.

rizky05 3y ago

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