"sosumi" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|so sue me}} so sue me Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sosumi (uncountable)
  1. An alert chime sampled from a xylophone, used by Apple Inc. computers. Wikipedia link: sosumi Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Apple Inc.
    Sense id: en-sosumi-en-noun-eZ6YAEP1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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