# What words from SDMB do you now use in real life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 1, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014 "2007-08-01T18:07:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/1 "2007-08-01T18:07:19Z")
I learned “squick” and “snark(y)” from here, and use them regularly. I’ve also learned a few others that are singular to this board (starts with an “f”) that I _don’t_ use! Anybody else? ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/2 "2007-08-01T18:17:06Z")
Bacon salt. bacon ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/3 "2007-08-01T18:20:11Z")
Asshat and the related, asshattery. “Batshit crazy” is also a term I first read here, and now use frequently. ---
**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/4 "2007-08-01T18:31:40Z")
“The suxxors”. Don’t know if that’s spelled correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/5 "2007-08-01T18:44:00Z")
Og damn it. For some reason I feel comfortable saying that, but not G\*d damn. Guess it’s kinda like cheese and rice or Bob Sagat. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/6 "2007-08-01T18:44:28Z")
SQUEEEEEEEE!! Invisible Pink Unicorn ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/7 "2007-08-01T18:50:36Z")
Pretty much all of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/8 "2007-08-01T18:53:31Z")
[QUOTE=rucciface] “The suxxors”. Don’t know if that’s spelled correctly. [/QUOTE] teh suxxors! The misspelling is key. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/9 "2007-08-01T19:02:02Z")
Whenever someone in my family informs me that they will be returning at some point in the future I respond with, “Bring pie”. I’ve been know to say, “Og damnit!” too. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/10 "2007-08-01T19:06:05Z")
I once made a grocery list something like the following: Milk Bread Hi Opal! Butter I had to explain it to my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/11 "2007-08-01T19:08:28Z")
Squick, squicky, squee, twee, and Og have all made into my permanent vocabulary. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/12 "2007-08-01T19:12:38Z")
In just a few months, “snarky” has become entered my lexicon. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/13 "2007-08-01T19:24:04Z")
Oh yeah, squee too! And on my grocery list I write **NOT** s sometimes. That’s from the MMP, we say **NOT** meaning Not Our **Taters** , a poster we all know and love! I’ve used asshat, too, and my husband looked at me funny and asked what it meant! Hee! ---
**Author:** ![fuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuffle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/14 "2007-08-01T19:30:25Z")
This probably doesn’t count, since I’ve forgotten the word, but that word that means “fan who likes his TV/movie/book so much that he creates reasonable explanations for seeming plot holes or continuity problems.” It’s somewhere between “fanwank” and “retrofit,” but I definitely learned it here. Just not well enough, apparently! ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/15 "2007-08-01T20:39:00Z")
Whenever I solve a particularly difficult problem I say “Gotcha Yaaaaa” under my breath. It’s my equivalent of “Eureka”. I know I’m using it in a completely different context from when it was originally used, but it just seems to work. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/16 "2007-08-01T20:45:04Z")
“Its” to mean “It is” and “It’s” to refer to possession. “Cow-orker” “Band name!” ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/17 "2007-08-01T20:50:53Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] “Its” to mean “It is” and “It’s” to refer to possession. [/QUOTE] I’m afraid your mistaken in you’re pronoun usage. To contribute: “Squick” is the one I can think of off the top of my head that has entered my real-world vocabulary. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/18 "2007-08-01T20:55:40Z")
I do know that sometimes, when someone tells me something I question the veracity of, I’ve been known to say “Cite?” and then think “Oh, yeah, they probably don’t have any clue what I’m talking about!” ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/19 "2007-08-01T21:02:31Z")
I also love “gotcha ya” and use it on occasion. I picked up “fur baby” (is that the “f” from the OP?) and started using it in jest. But you know, where is that line, exactly? If I’m _already_ talking to the cat, and calling him fur baby with irony, it’s pretty much the same as just using it regularly, right? “Very vaguely creepy” is another good one, I use that a lot to describe things that are … well, that are very vaguely creepy. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014/20 "2007-08-01T21:06:40Z")
[QUOTE=fuffle] This probably doesn’t count, since I’ve forgotten the word, but that word that means “fan who likes his TV/movie/book so much that he creates reasonable explanations for seeming plot holes or continuity problems.” It’s somewhere between “fanwank” and “retrofit,” but I definitely learned it here. Just not well enough, apparently! [/QUOTE] Retcon (short for Retroactive continuity) I learned that here too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-from-sdmb-do-you-now-use-in-real-life/414014.md?page=2)