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matsemann
1548 days ago
Is "koko" also a slang for being crazy/unstable/insane in English, or is it just in Scandinavian languages this sounds a bit funny?
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singlow
1548 days ago
Koko is a character from the operetta The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan. He is a death row convict appointed to be executioner.
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Hamuko
1548 days ago
I think the word you're looking for is "cuckoo".
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matsemann
1548 days ago
Ah, so spelled differently in English, but still the same sound.
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lostgame
1548 days ago
I read KoKo as ‘Koh Koh’, not ‘Koo Koo’.
Still, in retrospect - definitely a bad naming choice for a service like this.
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a1445c8b
1547 days ago
Actually, My first impression was of a friendly panda or even Baymax from Big Hero 6.
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