Sage Definition
(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.
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Origin of Sage
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From Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise"), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste"). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
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Middle English from Old French from Vulgar Latin sapius from Latin sapere to be wise sep- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English sauge from Old French from Latin salvia from salvus healthy sol- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy"), see safe.
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Borrowing from Japanese 下げる (sageru) ("to lower").
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