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Re: Etymology of "mecha" and possible fixes
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Mon, 15 Mar 1999 06:49:07 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> Hey "mecha" fans,
> I need a new word to describe
Maybe some prefix and suffix gymnastics will turn something up...lessee...
> large,
mega-
monstr-
gargantu-
grande-
> walking machines
-ped
-pod
-saur
robo-
> with bad attitudes.
disgruntl-
clomp-
stomp-
smash-
mash-
havoc-
tyranno-
Putting those together,
gargantudisgruntlopod
monstroidomashoped
megahavocosaurus
robograndestomposaurus
Hrrm, ok, maybe not. :)
--Todd
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| Hey "mecha" fans, I need a new word to describe large, walking machines with bad attitudes. (1) The word in vogue right now -- "mecha" -- is an English transliteration of a Japanese transliteration of the English word "machinery", which could (...) (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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