[remram]

I'm not sure if Cootch is federated, like Matrix, or peer-to-peer. I assume the first, if Tor is being used?

Berry also sounds similar, although it is not released yet: https://berty.tech/

[celticninja]

It's Cwtch, pronounced more like Cutch than Cootch

Edit. Cutch was supposed to be more of a phonetic way to pronounce it as opposed to a word with a similar sound.

[syzygyhack]

Really? Intuitively it looks like it should be pronounced "Switch" to me.

[grey_earthling]

Vowels in Welsh are not pronounced like they are in English.

(“Cwtch” is Welsh for “hug”. I know this because there's a good beer called Cwtch.)

[celticninja]

One thing the Welsh language is not, is intuitive.

[remram]

I don't know how either "butch" or "cutch" is pronounced. You might want to offer a common word for people who did not grow up in America...

edit: butcher?

[celticninja]

Yes, butch is like butcher but without the "er"

[celticninja]

This may help, although I would have thought butch was common enough. E.g. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

https://www.google.com/search?q=define+butch&oq=define+butch...

[some_furry]

Like "clutch" without the "L"?

[celticninja]

Close. This is from the homepage:

How do I pronounce Cwtch? Like "kutch", to rhyme with "butch".

In common use you might say "Cwtch in" to mean "snuggle in" or "cuddle in close'

[some_furry]

That is a really damn cute name