If you've ever listened to me talk, you would know that I use some very odd terms, and I use them often. My English is unlike anyone else's English because I have the tendency to change the meaning of words. I personalize my words, using them in the completely wrong context, and yet it still makes sense. For example, one of my favorite words is "cheese." When you think of cheese, you probably think of this. But when I say cheese, I use it to mean "BS." Let me show you what I mean.
If someone says a lie to me, and I know that they're lying, I would say, "That's some cheese."
If something doesn't go as I planned it, I would say, "This is some cheese."
If someone is writing whatever he can think of just to fill up a blog post, that person would be "cheesing."
"Cheese" can pretty much be used in any context I want to use it in. It can be a noun, a verb, whatever. I have many words like this, and they are primarily used in order to replace words that I don't like to say or thoughts that have no words to describe. My friends find my terms humorous, but I'm being dead serious when I use them. I don't know how I come up with them; I guess I just have a naturally ability to cheese up words and phrases and have them make logical sense.
Nice post. It's pretty cool to think about how language has evolved and how words are constantly added and given new meaning . Homer Simpson D'oh is actually now found in Webster's dictionary and is defined as used to express sudden recognition of a foolish blunder or an ironic turn of events. Maybe one day your definition of cheese will be found in the dictionary.
ReplyDeleteI hear you say this all the time! I think it is so funny but you have a point, it's pretty interesting how we can take almost any word and use it in a whole other context and have it still make sense. It's amazing how in our language we can use terms out of their original context and use them almost anywhere and still make sense. Also, if we don't want to use an actual word we can make up a word to mean something. We can see this in most slang words today. It's very interesting to see how our language is constantly evolving and gaining new words or new meanings over time. Your meaning of "cheese" is a perfect example and I've heard you say "cheese" so many times I'm actual starting to say it!
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