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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 244 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 134 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Sloppysoft or Microslop?

Debating which word to add to my lexicon this year.

[–] thurstylark@lemmy.today 113 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd be down with both, but my heart is with Microslop. Keeping the first six letters the same really gears the listener up to hear "microsoft" before pulling the rug out from under 'em

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, Microslop is the clear choice here. If you say "sloppysoft" no one will have any idea what you're talking about.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Is it weird that the word Sloppysoft gives me the tingles down there?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I feel like Sloppysoft is most accurate because Microslop implies they are only making a little and not shifting to entirely slop.

[–] superfes@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Just remember that that the Micro is Microcomputer in Microcomputer Software, and then it's okay

[–] anguo@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

But there's also a different betwen being sloppy and creating slop.

[–] dimjim@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Sloppysoft sounds like a euphemism. Ima go with microslop...shit that also sounds like a euphemism!

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Either way it sounds like the worst penis.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

That's why it makes the Microsoft CEO feel so targeted.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Slopya Nadella

[–] generic_computers@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

"Sloppy-Soft" was my nickname in college!