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The name of this company has real meaning in Português which I reckon is unintended.

• jazzyjackson 2y ago
  I mean it's Japanese for Fish, but yeah, perhaps we need a database of false cognates sorted by number-of-languages-that-consider-it-vulgar As for Portuguese, GPTo3 tells me "depending on context it can mean “bastard,” “scumbag,” “dirty-minded jerk,” or imply that someone is a lecherous creep. It’s essentially an insult calling someone sleazy or untrustworthy." Would you say that's about right?
  • diggan 2y ago
    > perhaps we need a database of false cognates sorted by number-of-languages-that-consider-it-vulgar Or, like most people, we can assume the intent from the context and if someone says "Use git", we know they're not telling us to use a bum/rat/scum/whatever but the SCM :)
    • Y_Y 2y ago
      Use bum