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Raccoons are famous for their tendency to "wash" their food, but they're not washing anything at all! (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The Dutch and Portuguese were the most influential early foreigners, and it's "washing bear" in Dutch as well, so they would be the prime suspect.

[โ€“] k0e3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

That's true. I think we use German loan words mostly for medical stuff (probably not anymore).