Re:Show HN: Simple Budgeting
by incadenza on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:00PM
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This seems great, but growing up among Yiddish speakers, this word has a very different connotation. Just worth being aware of.
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Putz literally means penis but is commonly used to as a pejorative for a foolish man. Then again "git" is British slang with similar usage and we all use that product.
Not just yiddish, it's also common slang in many parts of the US to mean a very stupid or incompetent person. So yeah, terrible branding IMHO
Re:Show HN: Simple Budgeting
by namenotrequired on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:24PM
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It’s a common swear word in Brazil too
Re:Show HN: Simple Budgeting
by ravenstine on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:15PM
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I'm not even Jewish and "putz!" is usually what I shout when I'm driving in heavy traffic.
For all the emphasis we put on design principles and naming conventions, we collectively suck at naming our products.
Then again, maybe that name is genius.
Re:Show HN: Simple Budgeting
by aloukissas on Sunday November 04, 2018 @01:32PM
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Wait till you learn what this means in Greek :D
Hint: definitely NSFW
Is it similar to the word "bro" in mandarin? :P
Re:Show HN: Simple Budgeting
by clintonhalpin on Sunday November 04, 2018 @12:09PM
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Yikes.... Quick google search is no good :(