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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

Ngl I always assumed it had a racist origin

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Surprisingly wanton and wonton are completely unrelated. Wanton comes from middle english wantowen, which is the prefix wan- (meaning ‘not’) and towen (meaning ‘educated’). So it literally means ‘uneducated’ or ‘undisciplined’.

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