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"Meh" added to dictionary

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meh...
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Horrible.
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Jewish wives are apparently a very powerful lobby.
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Banks is my hero View Post
Jewish wives are apparently a very powerful lobby.
As are asshole hipsters who can't seem to enjoy anything.

Still, how is this any different than saying "Yadda Yadda Yadda...?" I find that kind of annoying.
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AStill, how is this any different than saying "Yadda Yadda Yadda...?" I find that kind of annoying.
Does anyone besides die-hard "Sienfeld" fans still say that? I haven't heard that in over a decade.
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What about Hurm? Is that in the dictionary yet?
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"Other suggestions included jargonaut, a fan of jargon; frenemy, an enemy disguised as a friend; and huggles, a hybrid of hugs and snuggles."

It's times like this that I wish we really were invaded by a space octopus.
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Does anyone besides die-hard "Sienfeld" fans still say that? I haven't heard that in over a decade.
Only self-important jerkoffs who get to have monologues on NPR seem to. If anyone else is able to get through "The Urban Man" without wanting to reach for a gun. You let me know.
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What about Hurm? Is that in the dictionary yet?
Only when Charlton brings back their chewing sugar.
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It's times like this that I wish we really were invaded by a space octopus.
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
"frenemy, an enemy disguised as a friend; and huggles, a hybrid of hugs and snuggles."
These two show why the whole thing can be ridiculous. A few years years ago, these words were cool for 15 minutes. But by the time they would get to the dictionary, they would have been embarassing, old, and never used again. Which, I guess, they are.
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I'll take the minority role here and praise "meh". It is perhaps the supreme expression of indifference, the only greater expression of indifference being no expression at all. Its lackluster nature gives it its expressiveness. Meh, as a word, is, well, meh, and that is the source of its powerful lack of enthusiasm. It's a word that sounds like it means. Just saying it is an act of indifference; it's entirely appropriate that it originated/was popularized on television. It's a lazy word to describe things that barely warrant describing, things which are neither offensive or pleasing enough to warrant much of an opinion at all. It is paradoxical to be so enthusiastic about a word so devoid of enthusiasm that it can barely even bother being a word at all... but it's that lack of enthusiasm that makes it worthwhile as a word to describe a lack of enthusiasm. The other proposed words mentioned in the article aren't meh; they suck. "Meh" is good at what it does; you may not like what it does, but it does it well.
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I agree. But "meh" can do its job just as well without the approval of HarperCollins. They could at least wait a while, see if the word is still good and still in use.
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
"Other suggestions included jargonaut, a fan of jargon; frenemy, an enemy disguised as a friend; and huggles, a hybrid of hugs and snuggles."

It's times like this that I wish we really were invaded by a space octopus.
Doubleplus ungood! Verging crimethink!

In all seriousness, Reggie hits the nail right on the head. meh is definitely tops at being indifferent, if that's not too much of a contradiction. Although I always thought it wa smore an attempt to spell a sound than an actual word. Like Shhhh! or Pffft!

Or Hurrm.
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If you need "meh" to express your indifference, you're fucking doing it wrong.
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If anyone ever uses "huggles" in my presence, I will cut out their tongue with a rusty tuna fish can lid.
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Huggles? Hell No. Snuggling. HELL YES.
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Sarah Palin and now this? The English language has had a tough year.
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Sarah Palin and now this? The English language has had a tough year.
The understatement of the year. Or a yeardestatement if you will.
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Frenemy? We have a word for people like that in the UK already.

'Cunt'

EDIT: It describes the people who use it in everyday conversation too.
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Although I always thought it wa smore an attempt to spell a sound than an actual word. Like Shhhh! or Pffft!

Or Hurrm.
Still waiting for SNIKT, THWIP, and BAMF (and any forgotten Adam West Batman sounds like ZOOP) to make the big time.
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I'd lobby for BAMF personally. As kids we used to use it as shorthand for pulling a disappearing act. These days I usually use the proper Queen's English term"Irish Exit", but BAMF is shorter, and just fun to say.
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What about Shazam? Both Capitain Marvel and Gomer Pyle version? Please tell me the Pyle one has been approved.

And what the hell is an Irish Exit? Is that related to a Scottish Entrance or a Welsh loiter?
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An Irish Exit is sometimes known as (Keyser) Soze, or a Tipsy Ninja. Official definition.

But I'm all for switching it to BAMF!.
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Wow, you truly learn something every day. Still, I'd love to see the definition to a Scottish entrance.
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"Scottish entrance"? Ewe, that's just gross.
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Originally Posted by James Kimbell View Post
. A few years years ago, these words were cool for 15 minutes.
Those words were never cool. Not even for 15 minutes.
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"Scottish entrance"? Ewe, that's just gross.
Now how would you know that?
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You just appear out of nowhere, drunk, and act like you've been there the whole time?
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You just appear out of nowhere, drunk, and act like you've been there the whole time?
That works.
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Australian Exit: You leave when the booze runs out.
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And maybe engage in a few fist fights or Midnight Oil songs. Just saying Aussies
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You just appear out of nowhere, drunk, and act like you've been there the whole time?
Just for clarity's sake, it's never a true SE if you're wearing pants.
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It appears Scwartz is very intimate in the ways of the Scottish Entrance. You crazy pantsless law student you.
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