• AlotOfReading@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    “welp” isn’t related to whelping. It’s a way to write the word “well” when it’s used as an interjection (meaning it has no definition). The word is often pronounced with a terminal -p and people started writing the letter in text.

    • Sabata@ani.socialEnglish
      111·
      6 months ago

      $ well -p

      bash: well: command not found

      I honestly don’t know what I’m doing with my life, but saw terminal and… welp…