Etymology

sosumi

S1O1S1U1M3I1

Today it means: An alert chime sampled from a xylophone, used by Apple Inc. computers. Full definition →

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The story

Coined by Apple employee Jim Reekes in 1991, as a faux-Japanese word, that in fact was a phonetic rendering of so sue me, in reference to an ongoing lawsuit with Apple Corps over use of musical chimes.

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