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		lovich on May 10, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CockroachDB 1.0 Wasn't mongo slang for humongous? Like Mongo from Blazing Saddles?

orthecreedence on May 10, 2017 | [–]

In the UK "mongo" is synonymous with "retard" if I'm remembering correctly.

zerg2k on May 10, 2017 | | [–]

In Spanish it is also a synonym for retard

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