Bulma – A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox

Re:Bulma – A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox by open-source-ux on Sunday August 07, 2016 @05:43AM (#12241602)

"Bulma definition - "bloomers", or women's loose-fitting knee-length underpants. Also Japanese for short gym shorts worn by girls."

I'm from the UK and have never heard of this word Bulma. I agree it's not a pleasant-sounding word (too close to bulimia to me). Is this a commonly understood word in the US? Or is it slang? A quick search in the Cambridge Online dictionary (in both British and American English) comes up empty. It may be that the author wasn't aware of the meaning.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/american-english/

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Re:Bulma – A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox by phaed on Sunday August 07, 2016 @07:55AM (#12241824)

Its not, Bulma is a character in DragonBall-Z, she was named after Japanese gym shorts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulma

Her name "Buruma" is the Japanese pronunciation of "bloomer", a type of gym shorts worn by Japanese girls at school.[5][7][8][9] As with most characters in the Dragon Ball series, Bulma's name is consistent with those of the rest of her family. All of Bulma's family members are named after underclothing of some sort.[9] Her father's name is Dr. Briefs, while her son and daughter are named Trunks and Bra (ブラ Bura?, "Bulla" in the English anime dub) respectively.

Pretty sure the author meant to name the framework after the character and failed to realize what the character was named after.

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