A Beginner's Guide to Tumblrisms

[Sinner's Sandwich]

Non-incest privilege: I guess the term speaks for itself

 

[Ravenor]

@Hodor, seems like it - if you mean ye olde and ye that's =you in pirate dialect. :] These kinds of "ye" are just in place and spice up the text just right. Unlike the tumblr lingo, which feels like you're offered a bowl of misc spices alone.

Ye is a representation of a old English letter not used any more, called the thorn.

 

[HG 400]

You have trigger, but you should throw in a definition of 'trigger warning' anyway, just for completiionism.

Also, "tupuke" ; slur for "tucute"

 

[Adamska]

@Hodor, seems like it - if you mean ye olde and ye that's =you in pirate dialect. :] These kinds of "ye" are just in place and spice up the text just right. Unlike the tumblr lingo, which feels like you're offered a bowl of misc spices alone.

Ye is a representation of a old English later not used anymore, called the thorn.

That is indeed correct. The y was used because medieval printing presses did not have þ on them, and the letter y was picked because "thorn" in a lot English manuscripts looked pretty similar to that letter. This was especially common in Middle English.

 

[fishercat]

I think on Tumblr "ye" is used because it's a half-assed version of "yeah."

 

[Meowthkip]

I think on Tumblr "ye" is used because it's a half-assed version of "yeah."

I don't remember if "ye" was being used when this got big on Tumblr or not.

 

[StallChaser]

Tone Policing: The rest of the world knows this as "not being an asshole". Unlike in the real world, Tumblrinas see this as a bad thing.

 

[Ferls]

Here's two from other threads that I don't see here, and a few others I've seen used more and more recently.

QPP = "queer platonic partners"
It's pretty much just really close loving friends, but a special "distinction" as if being good friends doesn't quite cut it. It's kind of like catch-all "no homo" when you really get down to it, though.

"Agender"
Pretty much "genderless". Under the idea that your gender (mental/social) is separate from your sex (physical), agender just means not identifying with any gender at all. Not male, not female, not anything in between or outside.

-Flux
A suffix that people have recently been attaching to genders and sexualities. Is essentially a disclaimer of "sometimes" or "to varying degree". (Like if someone calls themself "aceflux", they're saying they're either sometimes asexual or their asexuality varies in how "strong" it is.)

Demiboy, Demigirl
Pretty much saying they are "half" or "partially" a boy, or a girl. The other half is usually not said, and if it is it's not usually the opposite gender. Not really related to demisexuality.

DMAB, DFAB, AMAB, AFAB
alternatives to "CAFAB/CAMAB". ("Designated" and "Assigned" respectively) And yes, people have argued over which one is less problematic.



Also of note, the difference between "trans" and "trans*" is hotly debated and it's constantly changing which one is considered less "problematic". (There are tumblrites out there who will want to rip you to shreds depending on which you use)

 

[CrispyBacon]

(Like if someone calls themself "aceflux", they're saying they're either sometimes asexuality varies in how "strong" it is.)

So they're not asexual at all, they're just a normal human being who doesn't always want to have sex and isn't attracted to everyone they meet.

 

[Peace and Harmony]

-Flux
A suffix that people have recently been attaching to genders and sexualities. Is essentially a disclaimer of "sometimes" or "to varying degree". (Like if someone calls themself "aceflux", they're saying they're either sometimes asexual or their asexuality varies in how "strong" it is.)

This shit (among other things) irritates me somewhat because the number of people who struggle to understand their sexuality is not small, and for every one person who is trying to work out if they are homosexual, bisexual, asexual, etc, there are ten of these attention-seeking motherfuckers who swap sexuality like it's the flavour of the week.

 

[Petronella]

IIRC the reason why "trans*" is considered ~problematic~ is that it stands for "transgender, transsexual, and transvestite." "Transsexual" is sometimes used as a derogatory word, and transvestites aren't usually considered part of the trans community because they're typically cis and dress as women for fun rather than to express gender identity.

 

[Sussuro]

What does OTP stand for? I cannot into Tublrisms "One Time Password" doesn't seem right and I don't trust UrbanDictionary as it's probably created by CisHet scum

 

[HipstrsGonnaHip]

What does OTP stand for?

One/Only True Pairing.

 

[fishercat]

Basically it means your favorite ship. Contrary to the name, several Tumblr users have more than one OTP.

 

[Meowthkip]

Basically it means your favorite ship. Contrary to the name, several Tumblr users have more than one OTP.

The term also predates Tumblr and has been around in fanfic circles for a long-ass time.

 

[GREEDY FIREMAN]

Okay, I'm back and I've got some more added to the OP. There are so many red scribbles in that thing that I think my spellchecker is self-immolating in protest!

Thanks again to everyone for their help!

 

[The Great Citracett]

Not sure if there's a word for it, but it seems to be a thing now where tumblrites seem to be avoiding potentially "problematic" name-calling by hurling insults based seemingly on whatever unpleasant thing is in sight. Usually it gives the impression they don't see much beyond their computer desk.

"You literal trashcan full of garbage!"

"Kill yourself, you half-empty bag of cheetos!"

"Check your privilege, you day-old plate of hot pockets!"

Stuff like that.

 

[BensonGumballz]

Remember when "go step on a Lego" was trendy?

 

[fishercat]

Remember when "go step on a Lego" was trendy?

To be fair, that is a very painful thing to wish upon someone else.

 

[Ravenor]

Remember when "go step on a Lego" was trendy?

To be fair, that is a very painful thing to wish upon someone else.

If you want real pain that makes legos walk in a park at 3:30 in the morning.

Meet the British caltrop of the 20th century after cavalry warfare became so last century the manufactures of Caltrops moved into making plugs, that have been getting stepped on at 5am by many a bleary eyed unfortunate at ungodly hours of the morning.

Sorry happened to me this morning and I am still walking funny.