word meaning: *-o-rama
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I just came across word "hack-o-rama" and googled for it, then end up with lot of words composing by post fixed itself with -o-rama, but I find no where indicating what does it mean? Thanks
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Well Rama is the god's name ......when we do some mistake at end we say hO....Rama ... :)
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LiYS wrote:
"hack-o-rama"
:laugh::laugh: Rama are you reading?
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VuNic wrote:
Rama are you reading?
Oh, I'm sure he is, but he's busy now turning on his fire wall:laugh::laugh:
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I just came across word "hack-o-rama" and googled for it, then end up with lot of words composing by post fixed itself with -o-rama, but I find no where indicating what does it mean? Thanks
I'm guessing the etymology is from panorama. Panorama means to have a wide unobstructed view. -orama is from the greek meaning to see, view or look. Panorama can also mean a comprehensive survey. So a hack-o-rama will likely to mean to make a comprehensive survey of hacking. Or to have a (wide/unobstructed) view of hacking.
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I just came across word "hack-o-rama" and googled for it, then end up with lot of words composing by post fixed itself with -o-rama, but I find no where indicating what does it mean? Thanks
It's just an embellishment usually meant to convey something is bigger or more spectacular than normal. There's a hack, and then there's hack-o-rama.
cheers, Chris Maunder
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I just came across word "hack-o-rama" and googled for it, then end up with lot of words composing by post fixed itself with -o-rama, but I find no where indicating what does it mean? Thanks
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I just came across word "hack-o-rama" and googled for it, then end up with lot of words composing by post fixed itself with -o-rama, but I find no where indicating what does it mean? Thanks
You must go to Go Go Rama[^] to find the answer. :laugh: Not a work safe link! On a more serious note, o-rama is generally meant to mean continuous or nonstop.
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Can it be equally interpretted as "hack, oh my god!"? I still don't see the meaning when it was put into context, such as "...The unspoken assumption that lets this hack-o-rama succeed is...", just exclamation?
LiYS wrote:
Can it be equally interpretted as "hack, oh my god!"?
That's not what it means at all. The best way to think of it, is (sort-of) as an exclamation point (i.e. the "!" symbol), and it usually implies that a number of things have happened. When you say it, the "o" sound last a long time, and the "rama" is said quickly at the end ("ooooo rama!"). It's very much for informal speech only. Teenagers would know what you're talking about, but 50+ years olds might not (and don't use it during a job interview). For example: 1) If you saw a huge multi-car accident, you could say: "Crash-o-rama!" or "pile-up-o-rama!" 2) If you're doing some maintenance coding, and you see the original programmer left an ugly hack. If you, in turn, write a hack to get around a problem left behind by their hack, that would qualify as a "hack-o-rama". Hope that helps... Warren
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It's just an embellishment usually meant to convey something is bigger or more spectacular than normal. There's a hack, and then there's hack-o-rama.
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
There's a hack, and then there's hack-o-rama.
don't forget the super-hack and the uber-hack!
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