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i am surprised they didnt just go for mongo i notice they already own mongo.com

• christkv 13y ago
  because mongo is an offensive word in a lot of countries
  • z92 13y ago
    then so should be the word mongoDB
  • outside1234 13y ago
    really - which ones? (just curious)
    • VeejayRampay 13y ago
      Sweden for example, I think it's slang for people with Down's syndrome there or something.
    • JimWestergren 13y ago
      It's offensive in Sweden.
    • xr09 13y ago
      In spanish is a synonym for stupid, subnormal, idiot...
    • antirez 13y ago
      Italy as well.
    • the_mitsuhiko 13y ago
      It's very offensive in German.
      • danellis 13y ago
        So how does that affect its usage in Germany? It's hard to imagine English speaking companies being comfortable with using, say, RetardDB.
    • harshadura 13y ago
      in Sinhalese it means like: crazy, insane
  • kinleyd 13y ago
    Yes, mongo as in Mongoloid (Down's syndrome, not the race) is offensive in mostly English speaking, Caucasian contexts. However, I'd figure MongoDB becoming a well known term would break some of the offensiveness associated with the pejorative use of mongo. At the same time, I don't think anyone keen on MongoDB will be thinking of the pejoratives associated with some part of the name.