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2024-12-24 07:44:50 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97A57A912EDBCADF2CB24652F47DF4A337F5AD607C80375DE97A582DAC364D08
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This has nothing to do with AAVE or gentrification. “Tarjay” appeared on UrbanDictionary.com in 2008: “Target Store said with a fake french accent to make it sound more upscale than it is.” https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6174011e-56a4-421a-8e86-fcd07a15fe58 https://www.mixdexhq.com/fonts/target-commercial-pokes-fun-at-french-pronunciation-of-name/ https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/july-2020/RIP-TarJay-where-did-it-go-wrong-for-Target
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