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[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I wonder if that's from/related to the French "égal," meaning "equal," thus "it's all the same to me." I see German has its own unrelated word for "equal," but borrowing another language for cursing purposes is as common as merde, pardon my French.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Ah, so basically French for “6-7” :D