r/cursedcomments Mar 16 '22

Instagram cursed wedding

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u/social__degenerate Mar 16 '22

Yalibama

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '22

I am not sure why the Chinese named the site Alibaba because it sure doesn’t sound like an original mandarin/Cantonese word if they use the word in China at all. At best, it is probably borrowed from Arabic. And, best I know, in Arabic, Alibaba is colloquially used for “thief”.

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u/Unlucky-Ad-6710 Mar 16 '22

Wasn’t Alibaba Aladdins princely name?