sosumi

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

sosumi (uncountable)

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

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