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hmokiguessyesterday at 11:53 PM2 repliesview on HN

The Ov part comes from the eggs in the ingredients. Ovum is Latin for egg and the rest is from the malt extract.


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dasyatidprimetoday at 2:18 AM

And to tie the third leg of the triangle back, ovals are called that because they're egg-shaped.

antiframetoday at 2:23 AM

It was a joke that required a specific cultural referant in your context window.