Re: [OT] coo, was Re: Debian release criteria.
> > On Fri, Jan 06, 2023 at 01:26:54PM -0600, David Wright wrote:
> > > Rather,
> > >
> > > coo² (slang) interjection, expressive of surprise. (Chambers)
> > >
> > > and this has been around far longer than my lifetime.
> > When using slang, the current meaning is the one that will be understood
> > by your audience. Not some archaic meaning.
>
> Err, where did you get the idea that coo is archaic?
The part where you said this particular usage is older than yourself.
> We Brits use the word "Coo"; I guess the equivalent here is "Gee",
> which sounds very American to British ears of my generation.
Ahhh, it's a regional usage, then. My mistake.
To an American audience, the meaning is quite different. We only use
"coo" to describe the noise made by a dove, or as an (urban) slang
term which is a shortened form of "cool".
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=coo
A slightly shortened version of "cool"
used by only the cooest people, coo is the best way to describe
something that is completely awesome.
And so on.
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