go root
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go root
[Unix] To temporarily enter root mode in order to perform a privileged operation. This use is deprecated in Australia, where the verb "root" refers to animal sex. See su. [Jargon File]
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The Jargon File
go root vi.
[Unix; common] To temporarily enter root mode in order to perform a privileged operation. This use is deprecated in Australia, where v. ‘root’ is a synonym for “fuck”.