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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by baby on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @12:23PM (#10117595)
"pipi" as well http://i.imgur.com/VcSKnTb.png
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by flurpitude on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @12:26PM (#10117622)
"zizi" too.
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by r0naa on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @07:19PM (#10120080)
"Kekette" as well
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by Qantourisc on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:35PM (#10118181)
In Dutch pipi is dialect for urination, often used when talking/referring to children.
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by bitwize on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @03:16PM (#10118854)
It's "peepee" in English but you are likely to get a chuckle if you name your product "pipi". Back in 2006 Nintendo ran into this problem with the Wii ("wee" or "weewee" is also slang for urination eapecially among children.)
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by danieltillett on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:19PM (#10119527)
I always thought this was deliberate. You are telling me no one in Nintendo knew what Wii would mean to kids?
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by krapp on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:26PM (#10119558)
What it means to foreign kids. It's not surprising that a Japanese company wouldn't have that fine a grasp on English nuance.
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by thisisnotatest on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:38PM (#10119615)
I thought they chose the name to fit their inclusive, inviting target with the console. "Wii Play Sports" -- yes we do!
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by _lce0 on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @01:56PM (#10118352)
In Spanish it's exactly the same.

I wonder were the roots of that is?

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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by yetihehe on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:29PM (#10118575)
In polish it's "psipsi" which is clearly an onomatopoeia.
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by jeorgun on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:05PM (#10118406)
Ditto in English, for that matter, although for various reasons we spell "i" with two "e"s.
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Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreig... by DasIch on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @02:48PM (#10118689)
In German as well, though I guess that's not very surprising.
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