Tardegy

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tardegy
Usage: n.
Derivation: Deliberate mangling of tragedy


tardegy: n.

[deliberate mangling of tragedy] An incident in which someone who clearly deserves to be selected out of the gene pool on grounds of extreme stupidity meets with a messy end. Coined on the Darwin list, which is dedicated to chronicling such incidents; but almost all hackers would instantly recognize the intention of the term and laugh.

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Source: tardegy, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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