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		6gvONxR4sf7o on April 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Renaming Coq True, but of the last hundred times you came across the word cock, how many would you say we’re using that meaning? Probably close to zero for a lot of people coming across Coq. You know that meaning wouldn’t matter if you tried to name your new repo at work “cock” as in rooster.

advicealligator on April 8, 2021 [–]

It's a verb too, i.e. cocking a rifle, cocking your head. "Cocky" is also a commonly used adjective. It is an entirely benign word in most contexts.

ofrzeta on April 8, 2021 | [–]

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