English Explanatory Dictionary

sosumi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

sosumi

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.

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