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[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Just don't use it to refer to people and you're golden. There are many slurs that are also legitimate scientific terms, like how fag(g)ot is a bundle of sticks, or how in physics you have the Advanced and the Retarded Green's functions.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 8 points 8 months ago

this is the way

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

fag(g)ot is a bundle of sticks

Fagot is also what a bassoon is called in Danish, Dutch, Spanish, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Latvian, Slovak and Czech, for some reason lol.

Not sure about the pronunciation, though, even though the first of those is my native language 😄

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Its fa-'got, fyi. Similar to the slur, but the second syllable is stressed, like the word for good. That is in your native language to be clear, I don't know about the others.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Same in German