Re:Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking ...
by GuiA on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @01:39PM
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"Cocu" in French slang translates to "cuckold" (and with "social" being the same word, CocuSocial sounds extremely humorous). Just thought I'd mention it in case you ever are thinking about expanding internationally.
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Re:Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking ...
by Mz on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:02PM
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On the one hand: It isn't aimed at a French audience.
On the other: I, also, am hearing dirty words in my English-default brain and wondering where they got the name and what they were thinking or intending it to mean.
This might be addressable by having a pronunciation key (preferably including an audio file, not just text) and a blurb or blog post about the name origin.
Re:Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking ...
by S4M on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @01:52PM
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Here in Barcelona, there is a restaurant called "Menage a Trois"...
Re:Launch HN: CocuSocial (YC S17) – Marketplace for cooking ...
by Mz on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:11PM
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In America, a lot of Vietnamese restaurants have Pho in the name because it is a dish they serve, then the rest of the name makes it sound like some English word. One variation: Pho King. I have seen it said that Pho is pronounced Fuh, so Fucking is what that sounds like (according to some sources).
I also recall a wood stripping product called EZ Stripper demoed in the commercial by a busty blonde with those words emblazoned across her bosom. I also strongly suspect that pizza places who advertise their product as "hot and ready" are well aware that has sexual connotations and consider that to be a feature, not a bug.
Sex sells. Plenty of people use that fact intentionally.