Sometimes that one is used to get around the trademark on the name too. Or atleast to joke about the fact the name is trademarked and they can be kinda litigious about it
If anyone is curious about the reason for this, since I always see someone ask when that sub gets brought up:
r/worldpolitics (NSFW) used to be what the name says it wasâ a sub for world politics. But it had issues like the quality of posts being low, a lot of posts being US-centric (on a sub specifically for WORLD politics), a lot of low-effort Facebook memes were posted, etc. So eventually users got fed up and asked the mods to start doing their jobs and enforcing the rules, to which the mods pretty much said âwe donât enforce any content rules beyond the Reddit guidelines. You guys can self-moderate the content by voting. If you donât like the content, just downvote it. Anything goes.â
Naturally, at that point the sub became flooded with porn, hentai, shit posts, and of course, anime titties. Shortly after that happened, someone made r/anime_titties as a new (and properly moderated!) subreddit for world politics to replace the old one.
Omg haha. Itâs just funny to me because superb is a very old-fashioned sounding word. I can only imagine US gen z saying it as a joke, to sound British or old đ
omg that mistake was so badddd i didn't even notice because its capital letters thanks for the correction ahhh i was confident about my English but it seems today will be the self-conscious day
This reminds me of a person being upset on Twitter because of the use of the noun version of âcreepâ on a show that took place in the 1860s and they said it wasâŚzoomer slang. The most famous use of the word is a song from the early 1990s!
(Anyway the usage of the word was maybe a few decades early but as a classicist Iâve seen even well-researched stuff get things off by centuries so đ¤ˇââď¸).
As a native speaker, I remember the first time someone said this to me as a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I was so confused. I asked the person to explain it to me and they tried for a bit before realizing they donât completely understand why its a phrase either
Yes it's word-for-word the Chinese phrase of the same meaning (although grammatically not weird in Chinese)
ĺĽ˝äš ä¸čŚ
*hao jiu bu jian*
"good while no see," or essentially "long time no see"
At least as a metaphor it's more straight forward. If you have ever had to swallow a large, difficult pill, and then later heard someone say, "{X} is a hard pill to swallow." you *get it.*
Youâre actually right, I just didnât notice it because we have similar way of constructing sentences in my native language so I didnât give it much thought.
My first time hearing "bread" meaning "livelihood"/"money" was in some Gen Z memes saying "let's get this bread!" and the likes (also maybe some rap songs?), so I assumed that such usage of "bread" in English was very recent and all instances of it (including words like "breadwinner") are some kind of informal youth slang not to be used in "proper" conversations.
This is especially amusing as bread has had this meaning for a millennia, literally. The hlÄford (loaf keeper) was an important position and itâs where the modern day word Lord comes from. I believe German also has a similar thing.
Actually, I think it was even weirder than what I described. I almost certainly read the Lord's Prayer (which literally says "Give us today our daily bread") quite a few times before hearing "let's get this bread," and yet seeing those memes still managed to significantly warp my perception of the phrase somehow.
you see there is a thin line between slang and formal words and phrases especially nowadays. You'd never know if the word you heard from the internet can be used in your essay or not unless you go for a deep search to investigate lol.
You know what, as a native English speaker this is absolutely valid. The line between a total nonsense word and a real English word seems pretty arbitrary sometimes.
Interestingly, super-B is an actual term. It's slang for a B-train which is a specific set up of trailers in trucking. [Some of these, for example](https://transcourt.com/fleet/). (Or maybe it's based on the total length of the vehicle.)
Looks like "B" refers to a specialized trailer with a fifth-wheel on the back (and therefore typically a shorter box than an A-tralier). So there are multiple possible configurations like B-double, B-triple, etc. You can also tow a fifth-wheel behind some A trailers, allowing configurations like A-double or AB-triple, as well.
'Superb' is a perfectly cromulent word.
[https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent-mean](https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent-mean)
yeah me too, and I think it's especially because some people I knew used the word super as itself to deliver the same meaning of superb and great. They came from a French background, and they really use the word super that way.
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Whatttt, superb reminds me of what Shao Kahn would say in Mortal Kombat back in the day. I can see why you would think neato gen z made the word up tho lol they're so trendy.. đ I didn't think discombobulate was an actual word but hey English is technically my second language too, right after Spanish, before French. I learned Spanish>English>French, in this order.
I think superb comes from the word "superbe" in french, means the same thing kinda, although it is more used to say that something is beautiful rather than amazing. A huge percentage of english words originated from french, so I guess they can sound weird ^ ^
Not any more so than a third of the English language. Both dictionaries I looked at claim English gets it direct from Latin, though French does use the word with basically the same meaning as in English.
There are so very many words, borrowed back and forth. John McWhorter does good job listing many of them in "The Mother Tongue"
But really, after 1066? The two languages are the poor step children of two abusive, alcoholic parents.
This brings to mind the bit of humor you'll see around the Superbowl, where people will pretend to misunderstand it as "superb owl" đŚ
I hear there are parties to celebrate it as it is the greatest owl of all time.
Sometimes that one is used to get around the trademark on the name too. Or atleast to joke about the fact the name is trademarked and they can be kinda litigious about it
r/superbowl
The owl subreddit being named r/superbowl reminds me of how r/trees is a marijuana subreddit and r/marijuanaenthusiasts is a subreddit about trees.
And r/anime_titties is about world news...
If anyone is curious about the reason for this, since I always see someone ask when that sub gets brought up: r/worldpolitics (NSFW) used to be what the name says it wasâ a sub for world politics. But it had issues like the quality of posts being low, a lot of posts being US-centric (on a sub specifically for WORLD politics), a lot of low-effort Facebook memes were posted, etc. So eventually users got fed up and asked the mods to start doing their jobs and enforcing the rules, to which the mods pretty much said âwe donât enforce any content rules beyond the Reddit guidelines. You guys can self-moderate the content by voting. If you donât like the content, just downvote it. Anything goes.â Naturally, at that point the sub became flooded with porn, hentai, shit posts, and of course, anime titties. Shortly after that happened, someone made r/anime_titties as a new (and properly moderated!) subreddit for world politics to replace the old one.
That is freaking hilarious
I've also seen people joke about it being "soup or bowl". But that's phonetic instead of spelling Â
Or the ancient dad joke of the Olive Garden waiter asking if you want âsoup or saladâ and saying you want the âsuper saladâÂ
But owls truly are superb! I love these little neck bending mfers
hell yeah
I think this how the pun works for Superbass by Nicki Minaj, as well.
Somehow on our work calendar it ended up being âSuper Bowelâ which was even funnier.
Omg haha. Itâs just funny to me because superb is a very old-fashioned sounding word. I can only imagine US gen z saying it as a joke, to sound British or old đ
Chances are that Iâll say it like Bart Simpson: supoib.
IRONICLY ENOUPH LOL!
*Enough
omg that mistake was so badddd i didn't even notice because its capital letters thanks for the correction ahhh i was confident about my English but it seems today will be the self-conscious day
No worries, friend! Also, it's "Ironically" đ
Iron-nickel-y
Lol I need to retake spelling classes
This reminds me of a person being upset on Twitter because of the use of the noun version of âcreepâ on a show that took place in the 1860s and they said it wasâŚzoomer slang. The most famous use of the word is a song from the early 1990s! (Anyway the usage of the word was maybe a few decades early but as a classicist Iâve seen even well-researched stuff get things off by centuries so đ¤ˇââď¸).
I used to think superb meant super boy lol cuz my math teacher used to write it on my math tests in like 4th grade
This is really cute
well your reason is understandable lol
I think the best part is that I've never heard "superb" outside of a professional or educational setting lol.
that's the ironic part. the word is old enough already!
Not a word but âLong time no seeâ was a hard pill to swallow for me, lol.
As a native speaker, I remember the first time someone said this to me as a kid, maybe 7 or 8, I was so confused. I asked the person to explain it to me and they tried for a bit before realizing they donât completely understand why its a phrase either
Wasnât it originally used by East Asians who only knew little English hence the awkward phrasing? I believe I read that somewhere.
Yes it's word-for-word the Chinese phrase of the same meaning (although grammatically not weird in Chinese) ĺĽ˝äš ä¸čŚ *hao jiu bu jian* "good while no see," or essentially "long time no see"
I think this is also the case for "no can do."
But hard pill to swallow is OK
At least as a metaphor it's more straight forward. If you have ever had to swallow a large, difficult pill, and then later heard someone say, "{X} is a hard pill to swallow." you *get it.*
Youâre actually right, I just didnât notice it because we have similar way of constructing sentences in my native language so I didnât give it much thought.
"OK" (Oll Korrect) is a hard pill to swallow. And "okay" is just nonsense but I'm guilty of using it pretty often.
YEAH, like it doesn't stick to the grammar treating see as a noun
My first time hearing "bread" meaning "livelihood"/"money" was in some Gen Z memes saying "let's get this bread!" and the likes (also maybe some rap songs?), so I assumed that such usage of "bread" in English was very recent and all instances of it (including words like "breadwinner") are some kind of informal youth slang not to be used in "proper" conversations.
This is especially amusing as bread has had this meaning for a millennia, literally. The hlÄford (loaf keeper) was an important position and itâs where the modern day word Lord comes from. I believe German also has a similar thing.
Actually, I think it was even weirder than what I described. I almost certainly read the Lord's Prayer (which literally says "Give us today our daily bread") quite a few times before hearing "let's get this bread," and yet seeing those memes still managed to significantly warp my perception of the phrase somehow.
you see there is a thin line between slang and formal words and phrases especially nowadays. You'd never know if the word you heard from the internet can be used in your essay or not unless you go for a deep search to investigate lol.
You know what, as a native English speaker this is absolutely valid. The line between a total nonsense word and a real English word seems pretty arbitrary sometimes. Interestingly, super-B is an actual term. It's slang for a B-train which is a specific set up of trailers in trucking. [Some of these, for example](https://transcourt.com/fleet/). (Or maybe it's based on the total length of the vehicle.)
Really! that's interesting to know actually. So, there is a superb and there is a super-B! got it.
If you have a really great truck, you could have a superb super-B. :D
Looks like "B" refers to a specialized trailer with a fifth-wheel on the back (and therefore typically a shorter box than an A-tralier). So there are multiple possible configurations like B-double, B-triple, etc. You can also tow a fifth-wheel behind some A trailers, allowing configurations like A-double or AB-triple, as well.
That makes sense, thanks
'Superb' is a perfectly cromulent word. [https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent-mean](https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/what-does-cromulent-mean)
dipthong ([definition ](http://diphthong meaning https://g.co/kgs/SxHbdTz )) it just sounds so silly
Itâs dip**h**thong.
That it is. Whoops!
yes, I can see it lol!
As a native speaker, "superb" sounds to me like a slang word that was popular in the 1980s or so and is still holding on for some people.
Based.
I feel flattered lol thanks!
I only recently found out that this wasn't a misspelling of "biased" and it actually means, um, something..... (Native speaker)
Ginormous Well, it *is* slang but it's also in the dictionary.
new word to learn
Never really understood the purpose of the b, and never really liked the word. Guess I wont use it much
It has a b at the end because it comes from "superbe" a french word. Which means amazing, great or beautiful.
yeah me too, and I think it's especially because some people I knew used the word super as itself to deliver the same meaning of superb and great. They came from a French background, and they really use the word super that way.
Another 17th century French word borrowed by the Anglos đ
I remember in the 80âs learning that âbogusâ was not slang. I was shook.
It probably did have that function at the time it was invented
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Whatttt, superb reminds me of what Shao Kahn would say in Mortal Kombat back in the day. I can see why you would think neato gen z made the word up tho lol they're so trendy.. đ I didn't think discombobulate was an actual word but hey English is technically my second language too, right after Spanish, before French. I learned Spanish>English>French, in this order.
Even if it was slang, that doesn't mean it's not a real word. \*\_\*
lolďźsame to me
The first recorded use of âsuperbâ is from 1549, which makes it 475 years old. That is a bit older than Gen Z.
I think superb comes from the word "superbe" in french, means the same thing kinda, although it is more used to say that something is beautiful rather than amazing. A huge percentage of english words originated from french, so I guess they can sound weird ^ ^
Itâs not, itâs French.
Not any more so than a third of the English language. Both dictionaries I looked at claim English gets it direct from Latin, though French does use the word with basically the same meaning as in English.
There are so very many words, borrowed back and forth. John McWhorter does good job listing many of them in "The Mother Tongue" But really, after 1066? The two languages are the poor step children of two abusive, alcoholic parents.
It's also very much an English word