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Re:Renaming Coq by m12k on Thursday April 08, 2021 @10:58AM (#26739581)
The same thing happened in reverse with the Toyota MR2, which in France was just called the Toyota MR, because "MR2" sounds like a swear word (merde) in French.
Re:Renaming Coq by anthk on Thursday April 08, 2021 @11:09AM (#26739760)
Also with Mitsubisi Pajero in Spain. "Pajero" is slang for wanker here.