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by choult 4652 days ago
"The BAWSAQ is by far the most interesting market. The BAWSAQ is an online market driven by the buy and sell orders of all 15M+ players."

I'm surprised no Scots have popped up to point out how hilarious that market's name is ;)

4 comments

The game is developed in Scotland so it must be intentional.
Oh definitely - Rockstar know what they're doing :)
I was thinking Southern American English, but I suspect we're on the same page.
"bawbag" is a Scottish brand of designer shorts - it is also a term of endearment between strangers in Scotland, so when meeting someone new it is traditional to shout "Hey ye big bawbag!".
Care to enlighten the non-Scots?
Put on your best Scottish accent and say the name out loud. Think the Sean Connery character on SNL Celebrity Jeopardy.
Ball Sack. It sounds like "ball sack"
BAWSAQ = “ball-sack”.