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  $ grep pgnttrp /usr/share/dict/*
  /usr/share/dict/american-english-insane:pgnttrp
  /usr/share/dict/british-english-insane:pgnttrp
  /usr/share/dict/words:pgnttrp

What is pgnttrp?

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Looks like it is the name of a FORTRAN subroutine[1] from MTS (Michigan Terminal System) that somehow creeped into our dictionary files. Now you can buy hoodies with "1 <3 PGNTTRP" prints and watch videos like that above, because of bot produced content.

[1] https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/7958...

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