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Seriously, Why GIMP Dev(s), Why?? (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 days ago by LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz to c/gimp@lemmy.world

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Honest to gods, this conversation happened today, and it may have cost me a job opportunity. The customer was super impressed with my menu design and animation, and wanted to know who we got it from. When I said I did it, their face lit up! Too bad as soon as i said GIMP, they weren't interested anymore. Has anyone else experienced this? What do you say in similar situations?

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Merriam has the definition I knew it by before I saw Pulp Fiction, which is a synonym for limp. I think I was also vaguely aware it was an offensive word for someone disabled.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimp

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Merriam-Webster has an amazing amount of words in their online dictionary, but no frequency information. I don't have any of their print editions nearby at the moment — do you happen to know if they considered this word common enough to include in any of their print editions? That might be a useful indication, in lieu of frequency statistics.

And it really is quite an unusual word to know. How did you learn it? Did you maybe grow up in an English speaking community, or was it just pure coincidence that you happened to encounter such an unusual word?

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

How did you learn it? Did you maybe grow up in an English speaking community

Yeah I'm a native speaker and read a ton as a kid, and then ended up being a lit major, so I guess my idea of what words are normal could be somewhat skewed. But I think that one I probably heard it from my dad.

Looks like the gimp usage peaked in the 1860s, at least in books.

[–] darklamer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 hours ago

Then I feel my doubt that many people know that word reinforced.