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Society keeps changing the definition of normal words (discuss.online)

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[–] FluidBeef 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Australians think “rooting around” means something very different so you have to be careful not to use it in a work context.

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[+] syaochan@feddit.it 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

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[–] mercator_rejection@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Root+Around

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[–] FluidBeef 1 point 2 months ago

It’s not that one either

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/why-rooting-means-something-different-to-australian-ears-20250512-p5lye0.html

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago

Yeah - I've never experienced that use of the term.

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