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It doesn't literally mean chore. It means a code change that you do regularly but is not major, and usually doesn't require much work (update dependencies being a good example).

> Chore: A routine or minor duty or task

Rather than

> Chore: An unpleasant or burdensome task

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Updating dependencies can be a major change. It can also be a security fix.

Marking it as a simple chore sounds like the impact has not been fully analyzed.

I understand the practice and if done meticulously by all contributors, it should at least signal a well organized project but most of the time, it just shovels your entire commit log as a release notes. It's OK to have it, but I much prefer projects that takes time to summarize the impacts to their users.

> It means a code change that you do regularly but is not major

So "update". Attaching emotionally charged words like "chore" does nobody any favors, and in fact has negative consequences.

> chore. noun. a routine task, especially a household one.

What's emotionally charged about this? It seems neutral to me.

It sounds like you have attached negativity to a relatively harmless word.

Let's just say that one of us is speaking English, and the other thinks that they are.

Let’s just say your understanding of the nuance of English is lacking, and you need to upgrade your knowledge.

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