Flipturns 🏊♀️ 📷 🦋#Octothorpe?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the "octo-" prefix refers to the eight points on the popular #symbol, but the "thorpe" remains a mystery.
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One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for "village," based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields!
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