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Re:CockroachDB 1.0 by sandstrom on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @02:45PM (#14310568)
Mongo (similar to 'mongolism', another term for Down's syndrome) has done just fine, despite (or thanks to!) their name.

There was similar criticism about their name in the early days, but it has waned as mongo has grown. This will too.

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Re:CockroachDB 1.0 by lovich on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @03:59PM (#14311125)
Wasn't mongo slang for humongous? Like Mongo from Blazing Saddles?
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Re:CockroachDB 1.0 by orthecreedence on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @04:29PM (#14311366)
In the UK "mongo" is synonymous with "retard" if I'm remembering correctly.
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Re:CockroachDB 1.0 by zerg2k on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:04PM (#14312532)
In Spanish it is also a synonym for retard
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