# Ten words that you don't say on the SDMB **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 27, 2003, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336 "2003-07-27T23:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/41 "2003-07-28T17:59:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > \*\*Wait a second, _I_ used those words seriously in a post. Oh no. I’d better hightail it outta here. \*\* What a wanker. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/42 "2003-07-29T00:56:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by «Ðëëp¤F®ïêd»™ \* > **That could very well be the funniest goddamn thing I have seen all week! Thanks for getting coffee all over my keyboard cuauhtemoc** You’re the first doper to ever accuse me of causing him to spit something onto his keyboard. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/43 "2003-07-29T01:29:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > \*\* > … > breeder > gypsy/gypped > … > > Any of these words used seriously in a post are guaranteed to get somebody’s panties in a bunch. \*\* 😕 Enlighten me please. And I’ll echo whoever said it first: why is everyone associating Carlin’s 7 words with blink182? Don’t tell me those bubblegum punks made an album and gave named the songs after the 7 words in a desperate attempt to be cool… ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/44 "2003-07-29T01:32:14Z")
[Belgium.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A701669) Unless you use it in a purely gratuitous manner. In all seriousness, I believe the word “hillbilly” is now over the line. Also the phrase “trailer trash”. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/45 "2003-07-29T01:33:02Z")
“Breeder” is not to be used by the childless-by-choice when referring to people who have, well, bred. “Gypsies/gypped” is a racial/ethnic slur - people of this type prefer to be called “Rom” or “Romani” from what I understand. “Gypped” kinda goes along with the common misperception that all “Gypsies” are thieves and cheaters, and is therefore also considered a slur. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/46 "2003-07-29T12:45:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*And I’ll echo whoever said it first: why is everyone associating Carlin’s 7 words with blink182? Don’t tell me those bubblegum punks made an album and gave named the songs after the 7 words in a desperate attempt to be cool… \*\* They have a song where the only words are “Shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits fart turd and twat” sung over and over again. Catchy little tune it is, too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/47 "2003-07-29T12:49:39Z")
quack echo extra dollar hotel -gry ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/48 "2003-07-29T15:54:42Z")
“Kids at a loose end … come on in and post!” (Yep - that’s ten words 🙂 ) Julie ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/49 "2003-07-29T16:08:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by featherlou \* > \*\*“Gypped” kinda goes along with the common misperception that all “Gypsies” are thieves and cheaters, and is therefore also considered a slur. \*\* I’ve asked this before, but since I didn’t get an answer from anyone, I’ll ask it again: Where does it say “gypped” or “gyped” evolved from “gypsy”? Thus far, every in-print dictionary and etymology source I’ve seen says that it “possibly” or “likely” comes from “gypsy”. But “possibly” and “likely” don’t quite make the case when it comes to facts. Heck, even [**Cecil Adams** has used the word in a column.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a981120.html) (Last paragraph.) I’m not defending the word; I’m just wondering. It makes sense that, from looks alone, the word comes from “gypsy”, but the same could be said for “[niggardly](http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=niggardly)”. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/50 "2003-07-29T16:31:47Z")
And, if I might hijack, it’s hard to care when you live in a place where the only Gypsy in town is on MST3K. ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/51 "2003-07-29T18:31:50Z")
Jack Dean Taylor And, \*\* SkipMagic\*\*, you must have asked in the wrong thread as this has been explained over and over in various threads and fora (forums?). I’m sure if you did some looking you would find the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/52 "2003-07-29T20:38:36Z")
Cracker Nigger Chink Jap JAP Kike Fag Spic Half-breed Dyke Those words just aren’t nice. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/53 "2003-07-29T20:46:36Z")
A few possible etymologies for “Gyp” or “Gypped” that I’ve heard: [list=1] [li]From the common terms for Romani people, “Gypsy” or “Gypsies” - maybe originating from crooked horse dealing.[/li][li]From “gee-up” - which seems to be an old British term for “to treat roughly”.[/li][li]An old word for an errand boy/valet/servant at Cambridge University.[/li][li]From “Egyptian” - the ones that actually do come from Egypt that is.[/li][/list=1] A fair amount of those are discussed [here.](http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/8/messages/620.html) 2 and 3 don’t seem to make much sense, given the usage of the terms (Unless Cambridge errand boys were generally thought of as a bunch of thieving bastards). 1 or 4 seem to be the most likely. It could be argued - discounting the possible horse dealing link - that it boils down to which group has a bigger reputation for being thieves or swindlers. But I would suppose that the reason most dictionaries and etymology sources say “possibly” or “likely” from “Gypsy” is because it’s the only one that makes sense in the context of its general usage. Somebody should ask Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![T.Slothrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@T.Slothrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T.Slothrop)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/54 "2003-07-29T21:41:33Z")
> [@](#): > > Tits What’s wrong with Tits ? ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/55 "2003-07-29T21:59:24Z")
sounds like a snack food. nabisco tits. btw, what’s the name of that blink182 song? ---
**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/56 "2003-07-29T22:06:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cuauhtemoc \* > \*\*They have a song where the only words are “Shit piss fuck cunt cocksucker motherfucker tits fart turd and twat” sung over and over again. Catchy little tune it is, too. \*\* Twat? Why twat? ---
**Author:** ![WILLASS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/54ee81/32.png) [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/57 "2003-07-30T07:40:19Z")
Us dopers only: Edinburgh Aluminium Herbs Welwyn Garden City Worcestershire Sauce Sorry, I jest… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/58 "2003-07-30T11:27:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Super Gnat \* > \*\*“faggot”, unless we’re referring to cigarettes or wood \*\* Nobody calls cigarettes ‘faggots’, do they? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336/59 "2003-07-30T12:02:46Z")
[hijack] > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by chaoticdonkey \* > \*\*sounds like a snack food. nabisco tit. \*\* New from Nabisco! In time for Football Season: Cheesy Tits!™ You can’t have just one. G’won, pour yourself a bowl of Cheesy Tits ™ and dive right in! You deserve it! If you like those, try our new product: Salty Nipples™ We guarantee that you will like them so much that you won’t notice your team biting the big one this weekend. [/hijack] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-words-that-you-dont-say-on-the-sdmb/191336.md?page=2)