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358 points timsehn | 1 comments | 30 Mar 20 20:24 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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timdorr ◴[31 Mar 20 01:11 UTC] No.22734024[source]▶
Any reason or history behind the name? It means "a stupid person", which seems like a bad choice IMHO: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dolt
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StavrosK ◴[31 Mar 20 01:13 UTC] No.22734040[source]▶
What does git mean?
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dnautics ◴[31 Mar 20 01:54 UTC] No.22734245[source]▶
honestly, maybe this reflects my americanness but I presumed it was derived from the (western film/culture) word, a corruption of 'get'. Today I learned that it means something else in british.
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1. StavrosK ◴[31 Mar 20 01:56 UTC] No.22734254[source]▶
Oh huh, I didn't realize it didn't mean the same in American English. I guess I knew it, I just never realized it.