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[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Depends whether you call it “a splat” or “an asterisk”

[–] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As a millennial I’ve never heard it called a splat, also, get off my lawn ye damn kids

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It’s before our time, early 1970s.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/334947/when-and-where-did-become-splat

“A star” would also be reasonable but I wanted to use the more obscure option.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago

You tryna fight!?

[–] JokeDeity@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 months ago

a splat

WTF did you just say to me?