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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by petecox on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @08:27PM (#19915242)
> AFAIK, "lox" came to English through Yiddish

In Australia I have never heard the term - we goyim would just refer to a smoked-salmon bagel.

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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by jrumbut on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @10:06PM (#19915788)
You put it on a bagel and don't call it lox? The world is a strange place.
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by Doctor_Fegg on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @02:37AM (#19916937)
Same in the UK.
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