100% CSS: repeat(--n, anything)

Ages ago when CSS grids came with a repeat() function to simplify defining repetitive columns and rows, I was not alone in wishing for this function to be made generic and work in any context. After seeing Wes Bos on BlueSky wishing for this exact concept , specifically for repeating segments in a shape() definition, I chimed in with my +1's on making repeat() generic across CSS Without delay, @noamr opened an issue for the w3c csswg to get that ball rolling. Moments later I was struck by that i