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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce
Of course. Gimboo is derived from the Zwakele-Pardu word meaning "to go about with one's thumb jambed up one's nose" with the additional connotation "to act the idiot in public" or "hey, you have a booger on your face".
I think it works well as the term to use in place of "cell phone" and ought to be used in all discussions regarding gimboo technology. Except in French, of course, where the phrase "Devez-vous vraiment parler de vos affaires personnelles si fort" is already in common use.
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now that we've clarified the etymology, i find it absolutely as cromulent. "cell-phone" always confused me anyway : what cells are we talking about ? stem cells ? in which case, isn't there some kind of legislation already in place ? (i read doonesbury too you know).
quant au français, hélas, la réponse semble généralement être
"de quoi je me mêle ?" mais en (largement) moins poli.