Slang Terms That Just Confuse You

[Nikose Tyris]

I enjoy the random adding of slang to sentences, and renaming different acts. At the moment, "Torrenting" is referred to as "Baby-Punching" in my circle of friends, since it's a frowned-upon discussion topic for them while studying game design at Humber.

[DFM]

I read a series once from a UK based author and the second book on had a little disclaimer at the start that said smoking a fag was not the horrible practice Americans might think at first.

[Azisien]

I dunno though, smoking fags has always left a yucky taste in my mouth.

[Eldezar]

When I used to frequent Northern West Virginia (as in that little slip that splits Ohio and Pennsylvania which nobody really refers to as WV cuz their just like OH and PA) there are people that like to substitute the word ignorant for anything relating to obnoxious, wierd, stupid, ridiculous and whatever else the term might not fit in but use it there anyways.

Also, in Southwestern Ohio, people call bell peppers mangos.

bell peppers


mangos


And there is no reason for it. The slang is even acknowledged in Wikipedia, but no origin for the term is given anywhere. I asked my grandmother who always used the word, she said just cause that's what people called them. It doesn't make any sense.

EDIT: Ok, apparently the reasoning for the term has been clarified on wiki, but it wasn't there before, and my gramma still didn't know why she called them that. Although, why the hell mango means pickles fruits is still beyond me.

[Nikose Tyris]

Originally Posted by Azisien

I dunno though, smoking fags has always left a yucky taste in my mouth.

It's funny because this works both ways!

[Funka Genocide]

The term fag means cigarette because motherfucking John Constantine said so. (the real one, not Keanu Reeves.)

[bluestarultor]

Originally Posted by Smarty McBarrelpants

I like how while condoning the use of derogatory terms about homosexuals we can just insult a whole different swathe of people.

First off, did I say I was condoning anything? I thought I was doing the opposite.

Also, I was posting a (lightly) supported opinion on the maturity of American high school students.

To clarify my stance, I have nothing against gay people, but I do have something against a rampant lack of maturity. For specific examples, see "random humor," the need for GSAs, high school cliques, liberal use of homosexual epithets to deride others, and the heavy emphasis of high school sports over more artistic endeavors, often resulting in such lovely terms as "band queer" and actions such as potatoes being thrown at the marching band whenever they got in range (hint, people have NO idea how much it costs to clean those uniforms :shifty.

[Azisien]

Originally Posted by bluestarultor

First off, did I say I was condoning anything? I thought I was doing the opposite.

Condoning maybe not. But you did say 'retarded' which is a derogatory term particularly for peoples with intellectual disabilities. It's a slang trend of oppression against various groups, like 'faggot' and 'slut.'

[DFM]

At my high school the band was the only decent thing we had so they were all pretty much on a pedestal and everyone made fun of the jocks.

God my high school was weird.

[Funka Genocide]

I threw the quarterback of my middle school football team over a wall once for talking too much.

It was a very short wall, but it was pretty funny.

I don't think that has anything to do with anything, but you just reminded me of that and I thought I'd share.

Also, I found it quite amusing that you used the term retard when referring to people that abuse epithets as well. It was, as they say, humorously ironic.