Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embrace the penguin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: em-brace the pen-guin
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To switch one's operating system to Linux.

Slang

verb

Alternative letter-case form of embrace the penguin.

Example Sentences

"Good idea to embrace the penguin and let go of the Bill."
"I have tried gnome on a 440Mhz Ultra10 and a dual 450Mhz Ultra60, and if a P5-200 […] will run it any better I'll throw all of my Suns away tomorrow and embrace the penguin."
"Linux continues to look spiffier and spiffier. That's good news whether you're ready to embrace the penguin, or just like Microsoft getting a little motivation to improve its own software […]"
"I embrace the Penguin. best o/s going and all for free ! Enlightenment X window^([sic]) user."
"Try http://www.linux.org for general info & pointers to FAQ's. Good luck, embrace the Penguin !"
"Dump the Borg! Embrace the Penguin!!"

Etymology

A reference to Linux's official mascot, Tux the penguin.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

embraces the penguin (present, singular) embracing the penguin (participle, present) embraced the penguin (participle, past) embraced the penguin (past)

Questions

What does embrace the penguin mean?: To switch one's operating system to Linux.
Where does embrace the penguin come from?: A reference to Linux's official mascot, Tux the penguin.

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