Thx, eBay!

After clicking “Buy it Now” on an eBay item, I got this message:

Congrats, you just bought this item.

Are we using the word “congrats” now?

One thought on “Thx, eBay!

  1. cliff claven says:

    From the latin “con” meaning trick, as in “I feel like I’ve been conned”. And “grats”, contraction of “gratis, meaning free. Congrats: You have have been tricked free of charge!

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