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by usr1106 1958 days ago
I would not call it a common word. But every native speaker who reads more than Facebook status updates should have met it. Being an obvious compound of 2 words really everybody knows it does not require any real learning effort, the first time you see it you understand it intuitively.
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A discussion about the passing of a great Jazz musician turns into a discussion about a German word about fat.

#onlyonHN

We didn't manage to divert the discussion towards the advantages of Lisp and Rust or the issues with current practices in job interviews.
The other week I similarly saw a conversation about calendar optimization to not look like Swiss cheese turn towards discussing the process of making Greek yogurt.
This is the content I subscribe here for. :)