nut dash

English

Etymology

From nut +‎ dash to avoid ambiguity when speaking between en dash and em dash.^[1]

Noun

(typography slang) Alternative form of en dash

References

^ Stewart, A. A. (1919) Typesetting: A Primer of Information About Working at the Case, Justifying, Spacing, Correcting, Making-up, and Other Operations Employed in Setting Type by Hand (Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices; Part II, No. 16), Chicago: Committee on Education, United Typothetae of America, page 91

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