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I regularly use the #swahili word “chunga” in conversation with folks who speak #americanenglish. Everyone seems to get what I’m saying contextually and no one has ever asked me what it means. The word basically means “watch over” or “take care of” so it’s very practical. Are there other uncommon non #english terms you use with good success? #linguistics
As a brit, since I was a kid I've used the phrase 'big chungus' to describe anything massively oversized.
I thought it was just some slang I picked up as a kid.
@pseudonymsupreme I use 'grok' and 'grep' fairly frequently. I don't know if that counts though.
@c_dan4th What’s grep? I’m not familiar with that one.
@pseudonymsupreme It's a Linux/Unix command used to search for something. Amongst techs (or at least some techs), it's understood to mean that. e.g. "hold on a sec, I need to grep my car keys". Some people use it as a swear word e.g. "I can't stand those grepping mosquitos!"
@pseudonymsupreme verklempt. I also use it to describe something inanimate that’s broken
@pseudonymsupreme I’ll ping you later 