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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know? (leminal.space)

submitted 2 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Overmorrow refers to the day after tomorrow and I feel like it comes in quite handy for example.

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[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I actually dislike that term a lot.

It's like spunkgargleweewee. It seems immature and makes me feel more dismissive towards the argument. Maybe that also has to do with it being a catch all term and people seem less willing to give specific examples of how things are declining in quality.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

spunkgargleweewee

You're claiming that is a term people use?

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Skibidi Ohio rizz bro.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Omg no

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

C'mon. They need to invent words for the clique-signalling .

It's very fetch.

[–] Monzcarro@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Stop trying to make fetch happen

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Fetch never took off though.

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Straight fax no printer no cap

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You better be standin on bidness

[–] JWBananas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On god sigma gyatt

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Ok that last half of that comment I feel like you just randomly typed characters until you got something that looked like words.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe the term originated with Yahtzee during the military and tactical shooter crazy in the 2010s. It referred to games that paraded players through various spectacles and rooms full of chest high walls, until enough time had passed to call it a campaign.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not commonly but every so often YouTubers I watch will start using it and it sticks for a prolonged period of time.

It was just the first thing that came to mind. I imagine there are other equally silly internet words out there.

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

spunkgargleweewee

Ah, an individual of culture.