feels euphemistic for the original “colloquial” usage I have for it.
> The killing of one in ten, chosen by lots, from a rebellious city or a mutinous army was a punishment sometimes used by the Romans. The word has been used (loosely and unetymologically, to the irritation of pedants) since 1660s for "destroy a large but indefinite number of." [0]
It's like "decimate" -you would think 10x had literal force, but it's more figurative. It just means "moar"
(decimate had specific literal intent. Now it's just a force modifier like bigly)
The literal meaning was removing 1/10
> Removing 1/10
feels euphemistic for the original “colloquial” usage I have for it.
> The killing of one in ten, chosen by lots, from a rebellious city or a mutinous army was a punishment sometimes used by the Romans. The word has been used (loosely and unetymologically, to the irritation of pedants) since 1660s for "destroy a large but indefinite number of." [0]
[0] https://www.etymonline.com/word/decimate
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A watched pot never boils. A watched vibe coder never 10x-es.