COUGH AND DIE
\kˈɒf and dˈa͡ɪ], \kˈɒf and dˈaɪ], \k_ˈɒ_f a_n_d d_ˈaɪ]\
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barf. Connotes that the program is throwing itshands up by design rather than because of a bug or oversight."The parser saw a control-A in its input where it was lookingfor a printable, so it coughed and died."Compare die, die horribly, scream and die.
By Denis Howe
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