sosumi

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noun

An alert chime sampled from a xylophone, used by Apple Inc. computers.

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Meanings

nounsosumi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alert chime sampled from a xylophone, used by Apple Inc. computers.

Origin

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sosumi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosumi

MLA

“sosumi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosumi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sosumi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sosumi.

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