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SF-isms: A Field Guide to San Francisco Vernacular
A living lexicon of San Francisco tech terminology, mixing definitions, origins, examples, and cultural observation.
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With 47 entries and submissions open, SF-isms treats startup jargon as a field of study it openly admits may not deserve this much seriousness. Its entries range from “anti-signal” and “Claude-pilled” to the mythical seven women of San Francisco, making it part reference work, part urban folklore.
A living lexicon of San Francisco tech terminology, mixing definitions, origins, examples, and cultural observation.
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