Gender neutral terms for nice people at magic conventions: friend, fellow gamer, grinder (affectionate) Gender neutral terms for enemies: cur, wingus and/or dingus, cybertruck enthusiast - ThreadSky

kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com • 83 days ago

Gender neutral terms for nice people at magic conventions: friend, fellow gamer, grinder (affectionate)

Gender neutral terms for enemies: cur, wingus and/or dingus, cybertruck enthusiast

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garibaldijones.bsky.social•82 days ago

Yes- I’ve been working ’cur’ into casual conversation as a less sexist swear. I love the contempt it conveys!

slothicmania.bsky.social•82 days ago

Dingus is a personal favorite. Been a long time since I've heard cur, though!

seld0m.bsky.social•83 days ago

cantankerous ne'er'do'well

thebenwa.bsky.social•83 days ago

CREATURE

kesswylie.bsky.social•83 days ago

When greeting a crowd:
“Welcome enemies and cowards”

jlandr.bsky.social•83 days ago

Entering the LGS every week like

lainkaplan.bsky.social•83 days ago

Other fine terms for enemies at cons: the dregs, bad redditor, wastrels, PTR-esque.

Seriously. I still have bad memories of that guy.

doodlesthegreat.bsky.social•83 days ago

I've always stuck with "clownboat." "Shitwhistle," if I'm in a more caustic mood.

bugsmaytrix.bsky.social•83 days ago

goblin (complimentary)

kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com•83 days ago

I would heartily accept a goblin (complimentary)!

bugsmaytrix.bsky.social•83 days ago

hell yeag

pfunkymike.bsky.social•82 days ago

........ nope. Not making the easy joke .....

houndofcullin.com•83 days ago

Cybertruck Enthusiast might replace my personal favorite: blaggard.

It's at least a tie in terms of ferocity and disdain.

extremeoriginal.bsky.social•83 days ago

I tend to stick to the classic "homie"

saltypearl.bsky.social•83 days ago

Grinder (derogatory)

weaver0.bsky.social•83 days ago

Burn player (complementary), Burn player (derogatory)

metalupis.bsky.social•83 days ago

I am both of these

weaver0.bsky.social•83 days ago

Same, Boros Charm and boltwave got me single handedly back into standard

dzeeszed.bsky.social•83 days ago

Read aloud in my head in Graham's crack-a-pack voice but slightly darker

"What's up, youuuu cybertruck enthusiasts 😡"

evehawthorne.bsky.social•83 days ago

Unironically people need to use "cur" in everyday speech more often. It's just such a biting word, a single syllable that really conveys a sheer disdain

benjithebrewer.bsky.social•83 days ago

Oh hell yeah, I'm gonna call someone 'and/or' next time I find an enemy in a game

omegaplatinum.bsky.social•83 days ago

I could also take wingus and dingus as (affectionate).

Not sure if anyone else would, but I like those words too much to let them *only* be derogatory

cutemonster.bsky.social•83 days ago

Fellow gamer implies the existence of rival gamer.

jhornberg.bsky.social•83 days ago

Foolish mortal has always been a favorite of mine.

amandarg12.bsky.social•83 days ago

As friend or foe? Because haunted mansion makes it feel pretty friendly.

jhornberg.bsky.social•83 days ago

I have used it for both, but mostly in an endearing and weird fashion.

fruan.bsky.social•83 days ago

Tag yourself - I'm dingus.

rmorganslade.bsky.social•83 days ago

My friends/enemies earn/endure the endearing/scalding gift/wrath of “doinkadoink” from me 🥰😤

diceanddinosaurs.bsky.social•83 days ago

Cybertruck enthusiast got me 😂

gnrt.bsky.social•82 days ago

real talk cybertruck enthusiast is pretty gendered

arcatronplays.bsky.social•83 days ago

Cybertruck enthusiast 😅

indominus-lux.bsky.social•83 days ago

I'd like to float soggy cucumber as an addition to enemies list

rakath.bsky.social•83 days ago

Counterpoint: Cur could be affectionate.

(Wingus and/or Dingus can also be affectionate. I do not believe I can ever hate someone enough to use that last term.)

jrodbad.bsky.social•83 days ago

I should probably use Cybertruck Enthusiast a lot more since most of my enemies try to justify that thing.

aidanis.fun•83 days ago

“Cybertruck enthusiast” is gendered.

garibaldijones.bsky.social•82 days ago

I’d argue that the term is gender-neutral even if the worst offenders aren’t.

kathleen.loadingreadyrun.com•83 days ago

Graham also said this one was male.

shinji16.bsky.social•83 days ago

Unfortunately it's not. I see this near my work on a regular basis:

justchriswood.bsky.social•82 days ago

This… does not compute.

mhuerta333.bsky.social•82 days ago

nausica21.bsky.social•83 days ago

Cybertruck enthusiast might be the nastiest insult I've heard this year and we're just getting started

darkpactcosplay.bsky.social•83 days ago

Thine infernal majesty (worship)

fionnafromtheinter.net•83 days ago

another term for enemies: board staller

amandarg12.bsky.social•83 days ago

I have a tendency to call people; Buttercup, Goose, and if I am about to murder them in game Angelface. But my nicknames are always odd.. I have my whole LGS calling my husband 6-5.