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Tranche. "Why is everyone saying the word tranche? With the release of the Epstein Files, a 16th century word is suddenly ubiquitous." - NYT (ghostarchive.org)
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[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Is this word really that uncommon? I swear I hear it regularly enough

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

For most people, it's an unknown word. But it's commonly used in a few industries, and so it's familiar to a small tranche of normies.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

The article talks about its recent popularity.