yupekosi
| Pronunciation | /ˈ�u |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (22% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Rare (16%)
|
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu, marginal phonology) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
yupekosi is a joke word and content word relating to changing a creative work and unintentionally making it worse. This word contains the marginal phoneme written as ⟨y⟩, that is, phonemes not present the standard phonology.
In her original messages, Sonja stated that "nobody knows how to pronounce the y".[1] In practice, it is often pronounced either as /j/ or /y ~ ɥ/.
Etymology
The word yupekosi was coined by jan Sonja in 2019 as a keysmash.[2]
Semantic space
The word yupekosi was originally defined as:[3]
[…] to behave like George Lucas and revise your old creative works and actually make them worse
This references that American filmmaker George Lucas, known for creating Star Wars, revisited his original drafts for the prequels, which was criticized by numerous fans.
References
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang] (4 November 2019). Message posted on the #toki-pona channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. Discord.
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang] (4 November 2019). Message posted on the #toki-pona channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. Discord.
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang] (4 November 2019). Message posted on the #toki-pona channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. Discord.