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Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« on: August 04, 2009, 08:01:37 PM »
This is just too much. The new UCLA "Slang Dictionary" includes the word "Obama" meaning "cool" as in, "that's so Obama".

I swear to God, if anyone uses that phrase within arm's reach of me I'm going to strangle them.


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090803/od_nm/us_slang_odd

Obama an entry in latest slang dictionary
Mon Aug 3, 1:02 pm ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The sixth edition of "UCLA Slang" is being published this month and it is just "presh!"

The book is released every four years by linguistics professor Pamela Munro and her students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Munro said the lighthearted dictionary is put together using a methodical process that starts with students collecting slang from friends followed by a detailed analysis to make sure submissions are spelled and defined correctly.

"Students learn a lot about grammar, language and linguistics," Munro said. "You can study anything you want about ordinary language through the medium of slang."

The 160-page English-slanglish lexicon includes terms, definitions, parts of speech, sample sentences and notes on the etymology and origin of new slang, Munro said.

The dictionary supplies such words and definitions as "presh," which means cute or precious.

Other terms or phrases include "fomo," or fear of missing out, "schwa" for wow; and "obama," meaning cool, as in "You so obama."

"Bromance" means a close platonic friendship. And "bellig" means drunk and belligerent.

"Eargasm" means, well, just what it sounds like.

If all this is new, just say "I.D.K." to indicate "I didn't know."
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2009, 08:55:01 PM »
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The new UCLA "Slang Dictionary" includes the word "Obama" meaning "cool" as in, "that's so Obama".

That's not how I use it.
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2009, 09:12:07 PM »
I think that the obromance with the chosen one in some quarters is getting a bit thick...
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2009, 10:04:45 PM »
I think that the obromance with the chosen one in some quarters is getting a bit thick...

Thread over. AJ Dual FTW!  =D
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2009, 11:45:01 AM »
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The sixth edition of "UCLA Slang" is being published this month and it is just "presh!"

Look at the source.  What else could you expect from the PC college crowd? 

Wait until they get out of college and start looking for a job.  They will be wondering why all they can find is Community Organizing.

Maybe then, they will see BHO in a different light.
« Last Edit: August 06, 2009, 01:22:18 PM by Desertdog »

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2009, 11:57:36 AM »
Look at the source.  What else could you expect from the PC college crowd? 

Wait until they get out of college and start looking for a job.  They will be wondering why all they can find is Community Orgainizing.

Maybe then, they will see BHO in a different light.

Nope, it's all the evil, greedy companies that won't hire the common man because they want to keep all the money to themselves.

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2009, 01:04:15 PM »
An email went around a while ago suggesting that we substitute the word "Pelosi" for "B******t" . . . and in "That's a big load of Pelosi!" or "You're talking Pelosi, man!"

Maybe we ought to do the same with Obama.

"That's a big, reeking pile of Obama, for sure."

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2009, 01:16:15 PM »
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #8 on: August 06, 2009, 02:34:29 PM »
OK, I'll admit to being an idiot. What is "obromance?"

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2009, 02:37:42 PM »
OK, I'll admit to being an idiot. What is "obromance?"

Think of "bromance" and add O at the beginning. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bromance

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2009, 03:55:16 PM »
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"cool" as in, "that's so Obama".

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2009, 04:48:38 PM »
Slang dictionaries are typically full of terms that the author wishes were widespread.

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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2009, 04:49:45 PM »
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #13 on: August 06, 2009, 04:50:33 PM »
Slang dictionaries are typically full of terms that the author wishes were widespread.

Indeed.
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Re: Oh For Crying Out Loud...
« Reply #14 on: August 06, 2009, 05:58:18 PM »