# Fun Word Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820 "2001-07-26T05:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/1 "2001-07-26T05:01:42Z")
I’m guilty of using both “gay” and “lame” in the pejorative sense and [recently](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=75823) writing “lame” when I meant “gay” while primarily addressing a homosexual. As **erislover** aptly points out [here (I refer to **Esprix’s** comments here as well)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78705), “lame” is potentially insulting to the _differently abled_ for the same reasons, and therefore is clearly unacceptable _as a replacement_. Ditto for “weak” and “stupid”, there are weak and stupid people who might be insulted. As for **Esprix** objecting to “gay”, as I stated [elsewhere,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=72254&pagenumber=2) I disagree vehemently with the argument “_we_ can use (the word) but _they_ can’t, because they mean it pejoratively”. That we-they stuff is gonna take us backwards, not forwards. New “PC” pronunciations of _harassment_ and _uranus_: that level of PC is beyond my limited patience. Pretty soon “I love driving in your country.” will get a giggle. Again, are we progressing or regressing? I’m asking for everyone’s help here, gay, straight, (I object to that! I watch midget (I object to that! We call ourselves _little people_!) porn, clearly I’m not _straight_!)) African-American, West-Indian-Canadians-of-African-Origin-Who-Object-To-Being-Called-Americans, awww heck _everybody_ to help me find a replacement word for describing the musical stylings of Ricky Martin…bad example…a word to describe the act of adults going without children to a Backstreet Boys concert…um…well you know, “doing-the-thing-which-has-no-name”. **RULES** 1. No potential lawsuits. “Mickey Mouse” or “Disneyesque” are out. 2. You can’t insult anybody. Be careful! The insulting nature of “lame” went unnoticed for quite awhile in **Jester’s** GD thread, even by the most self-righteous! 3. Must immediately be seen as pejorative to a large number of people. If you believe that nothing critical should ever be uttered, I heartily encourage you to follow your own advice. Have a nice day. 4. To repeat: one word. “Too Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar-ish” doesn’t exactly slide off the tongue (in the sense that it is not easily uttered, with apologies to those with speech impediments, sheesh) and goes against Rule #2. ---
**Author:** ![Pnuk\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Pnuk\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pnuk_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/2 "2001-07-26T10:40:30Z")
Adults who go to see Backstreet Boys without kids are… pants stupid weird idiots monkey felchers ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2001, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/3 "2001-07-26T10:58:15Z")
quaint ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/4 "2001-07-27T01:07:03Z")
Here’s a word that’s been looking for a home for a couple of months: **cheeseflicker**. It currently has no meaning attached to it, but it definitely must be an insult. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/5 "2001-07-27T04:33:39Z")
**WONK** That’s totally wonked. That man is a complete wonk. You wonker. Wonk off. Are you wonking nuts? ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/6 "2001-07-27T20:44:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\ ***WONK** > > That’s totally wonked. > > That man is a complete wonk. > > You wonker. > > Wonk off. > > Are you wonking nuts? \*\* I like what you’ve done here, **Crunchy** , gotta love slang that _conjugates!_ However, I wouldn’t want to incur **Wonko The Sane’s** wrath. See rule 2. “Pants” and “cheeseflicker” also have potential. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/7 "2001-07-27T21:17:03Z")
euphemistic. ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/8 "2001-07-27T23:44:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\ ***WONK** > > That’s totally wonked. > > That man is a complete wonk. > > You wonker. > > Wonk off. > > Are you wonking nuts? \*\* But I like wonky boys, and I don’t like Ricky Martin. I don’t think they are exchangable words. ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/9 "2001-07-28T01:06:27Z")
We have to hurry, using “gay” in any pejorative sense whatsoever has now been deemed offensive by a [moderator.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=79463&pagenumber=1) Here’s a better definition of the “gay” we need to replace: “Ironically describing the exuberant positive attitude of the touring troupe Up With People.” ---
**Author:** ![Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/10 "2001-07-28T16:24:39Z")
Feel my wrath you crispy amphibian! Or something… ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/11 "2001-07-28T18:02:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pnuk Guy \* > \*\*Adults who go to see Backstreet Boys without kids are… > > pants > stupid > weird > idiots > monkey felchers \*\* Hmm… sorry to piss on your chips but IIRC we’re looking for put-down words that mean ‘gay’ right? Then _pants_ won’t do. Although it’s in constant use here in the UK as a general derogative (and is a synonym for _bobbins_ in the north west), it doesn’t mean gay. _Stupid_, _weird_ and _idiots_ all acurately describe “Adults who go to see Backstreet Boys without kids” OK but again don’t mean gay and break Rule 2 anyway. _Monkey felchers_ and **Kat’s** _cheeseflickers_ are promising general insults, but again, they don’t mean gay. Back to the drawing board. ---
**Author:** ![Medicinal\_Herb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Medicinal\_Herb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medicinal_Herb)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2001, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-word-game/73820/12 "2001-07-28T19:44:33Z")
**Yanker** - (n) Any person who walks up to a retail store, looks at the CLOSED sign, and pulls on the door anyway. This action is often followed by a questioning look that says “You mean you’re closed?”. Is this what you’re looking for?