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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by ufo on Saturday January 11, 2020 @06:05PM (#22023029)
Fucks is Germanic surname. It isn't the most common, but it isn't rare either. Sometimes it is spelt "Fuchs", "Fuks", or "Fux".
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by bashinator on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:07PM (#22023956)
Means “Fox”?
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Re:Lyft’s algorithm is trying to block people with names lik... by chihuahua on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:31PM (#22024064)
"Fuchs" (pronounced fooks) is the German word for "Fox", and the other variants (Fux etc) have the same pronunciation.

The flower Fuchsia is named after someone called Fuchs, and therefore the correct pronunciation is "fook-seeah", not "foo-shah".

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