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Re:Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words by Jarmsy on Thursday June 09, 2022 @09:04AM (#31680706)
But common in informal English as a shortening of confesses.
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Re:Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words by wiredfool on Friday June 10, 2022 @05:39AM (#31691920)
I've only seen that as 'fess up'
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Re:Hexwords: Hex colors that are similar to words by wizzwizz4 on Thursday June 09, 2022 @04:10PM (#31686145)
In my head, it's a conjugation of "fess", which is a shortening of "confess". (Until I thought of it that way I was thinking "I've never seen this before", despite the word being in my vocabulary.)
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