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by MrYellowP 1100 days ago
What's offensive about a bodypart? Especially if you have one, finding it offensive is rather weird. I, personally, find that whoever came up with the name must have been hilariously innocent, or at least not speaking english. :D
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Not sure if you know but the name comes from https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thierry_Coquand

Coq being the first three letters of his name, and also the french name for rooster, the french national emblem.

So yeah, he probably didn't care at all what those letters meant in various languages ( and probably even found the reaction of english natives amusing).

especially if you have one