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I thought the word and the definition sounded beautiful, but then I also learned that it was coined in 2017 and has been accused of imposing outside culture. Namely, here is a criticism I found on Twitter and Reddit but without further attribution or detail:

Just wanted to share and see what the community thought about it.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh, the direct direct translation is "food house" (not house of food - wharekai) which any kiwi kid should be able to translate directly; spoken as "eater of houses" so I loved hearing that.

Hes nearly a teen so accurate AF.

As I say, deeper meanings.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

This is the most interesting thing I've read all day