# These 3 words **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286 "2026-03-07T22:58:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/1 "2026-03-07T22:58:13Z")
No. Not bad, bad, bad​😁 But: Flex Argos Goat What do they mean in modern parlance? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/2 "2026-03-07T23:24:04Z")
A flex is showing off something that you can do, just for the sake of showing off. GOAT is an acronym, for Greatest of All Time. I don’t know Argos. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/3 "2026-03-07T23:36:18Z")
See..I was thinking shampoo brand, cornstarch(or Jason’s boat), animal. I hear argos on an ad for Legal services. (Your favorite Attorney guy) ---
**Author:** ![jerseymule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jerseymule/32/3155_2.png) [@jerseymule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerseymule)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/4 "2026-03-07T23:46:10Z")
Favorite lawyer guy is saying “argot” which means jargon. [Merriam Webster definition](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/argot) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/5 "2026-03-07T23:47:35Z")
Ahh..I’ll listen more carefully. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/6 "2026-03-07T23:50:23Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > A flex is showing off something that you can do, just for the sake of showing off. > > GOAT is an acronym, for Greatest of All Time. > > I don’t know Argos. “Argo fuck yourself.” ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/7 "2026-03-08T04:14:28Z")
It hasn’t meant that since a long, long time Argo. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/8 "2026-03-09T01:05:56Z")
[What 3 words](https://what3words.com/)? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/9 "2026-03-09T07:29:37Z")
🐝🪚🐶 ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/10 "2026-03-10T19:40:05Z")
It’s not relevant, but FWIW Argos is a large British retailer > **[Argos (retailer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos_(retailer))** > > Argos Limited is a British retailer founded in 1973 by Richard Tompkins. > Tompkins established Argos by evolving his existing Green Shield Stamps concept. Argos retained Green Shield Stamps' catalogue-store model, where customers browse from a book rather than from shelves. In 1979, Argos was acquired by BAT Industries. Over the years, it became a prominent trader in toys, jewellery, electronics, and home furnishings. In 1996, Argos expanded into Ireland. In 1998, Argos was acquired by the GUS... j ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/11 "2026-03-10T20:04:10Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Goat To me, a Goat is someone you bring along to lose. Like on Survivor, the Winner of the last challenge gets to pick one person, and the other two duel it out for the 3rd spot. The one you pick is usually the one you dont expect to get any votes- the “sacrificial goat” in other words. This GOAT thing is fucking stupid. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/12 "2026-03-11T05:30:24Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > the “sacrificial goat” in other words. This GOAT thing is fucking stupid. Yeah, I agree. Goat means sacrificial goat. It’s already established. Pick a different acronym or term. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/13 "2026-03-11T13:43:05Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > This GOAT thing is fucking stupid. This, this, 1000x this! The NFL used to play 14 games a year, then 16, now 17. If player X breaks the single-season record in game 17 of a guy who held it for 50 years playing only 14 games he’s not the GOAT, he’s merely the guy who set the record under the current rules. His {whatever} per game average is still lower than the guy who set it in 14 games ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/14 "2026-03-11T22:13:37Z")
So the other guy is the GOAT. The concept is still valid. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2026, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/15 "2026-03-11T22:25:17Z")
We say..”oh, I got your goat” That means you’ve been teased unto blushing and mild embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-3-words/1028286/16 "2026-03-12T22:45:15Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > [What 3 words](https://what3words.com/)? My first thought too, but nope.