Which dating/sex related words/phrases have been over-used so much they have lost their original meaning?

dragoness_leclerq · 2017-02-02T12:43:56+00:00

Slut. It used to mean something very distinct, at least where I'm from. Generally speaking, a slut was a girl who slept with almost anybody (including your bf), dressed or behaved in a trashy manner (visibly wasted, hanging off of guys, etc) and was not just sexually indiscriminate, but also indiscreet. Yet now for some reason it means any woman who's had like more than 3 partners or has discreet, casual sex with attractive, high value men.

Beta. Back in the day betas were guys who could attract some women for sex or relationships, but generally engaged in behaviors that eventually caused women to lose attraction and made them flee. Now it means 27yr old jobless Indian incel KHV.

FWB. Not only did FWB used to mean "friend I sometimes have sex with after hanging out", it was also very distinct from a fuckbuddy (a person you rarely speak to until you call at 1AM after the club for a fuck session if you struck out). Currently, the two are virtually interchangeable. On top of that, FWB also indicated that both parties had ruled each other out as legitimate dating prospects for whatever reasons. Now....not so much.

DashneDK2 · 2017-02-02T11:38:06+00:00

Rape obviously. Don't downvote rape me for saying it!

Friend zoned. She's just not into you dude, but won't come out and say it directly. She's probably creeped out by you, if you actually took the rejection as an invitation to become friends.

Nice Guy.

wub1234 · 2017-02-02T12:43:20+00:00

Surely the most overused phrases in the history of the world are...

Women don't like nice guys / Women like bad boys.

purpleppp · 2017-02-02T14:08:36+00:00

Terms describing body types have been ruined by dating apps - curvy, average, A FEW extra pounds

EliteSpartanRanger · 2017-02-02T17:10:02+00:00

basically any term people use to rate their own attractiveness

Also people have a skewed perception of what an average guy/girl looks like

When people on PPD think average guy they think

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Homer_Simpson_2006.png/212px-Homer_Simpson_2006.png

and when PPDers think average girl they think of someone who's mid 20's, looks thin and cute though not a model, has a decently sweet personality.

And then PPDers say it's hypergamy when their image of an average girl ends up not dating their image of an average guy when they're in 2 different leagues to begin with.

DemonConsulting · 2017-02-02T13:01:56+00:00

Creepy - now also stands in for "weird", "socially clueless","unattractive" or being put in an unwanted/uncomfortable position, instead of scary - overused by teenagers/college kids

triggered - now also refers to "offended" or "in disagreement", overused by both sides

Friend zoned - this used to just be unrequited love/ soft rejection. She doesn't want to hurt your feelings but isn't attracted to you - just let it go. Overused by "Nice Guys"^TM

Misogynist/Sexist and SJW/Feminazi - now anyone from the opposite sex who I disagree with regarding dating, sex, social dynamics and politics.

Rape - now includes drunk sex, gets mixed up with sexual assault and is used loosely in words like "divorce-raped" that have nothing to do with sex in the first place, as a way to describe something as extreme.

virgin - now a generic insult for unattractive/unsuccessful men or men who aren't very masculine, mostly used by teenagers/ on the internet

Cuck - similar to "virgin". Used to be men who let their wives sleep with other men, possibly watching/enjoying it (in the fetish sense), now a generic insult often targeted at men who lack masculinity, act submissive but also just an insult to anyone who disagrees with my opinion

alreadyredschool · 2017-02-02T12:03:58+00:00

Hb8 - you were just drunk and she was average

Misogyny - lost all its power, the next word that will lose all its power is fascism

Sexist - the same

Friendzone - already explained in another comment.

Yangel · 2017-02-02T13:34:15+00:00

Incel- used to mean involuntarily celibate. Now means any guy who'd rather jerk it and shriek on Reddit about feminists than lower himself to fuck less than a 9.

Hypergamy - dictionary definition is marrying a person of superior caste or class. Now means "never your fault your wife/gf left you, its the hypergamy."

Feminists - used to mean people who followed a specific political ideology based on removing social and economic barriers for women. Now used interchangeably with "women" by misogynists who actually don't like women but it's not very manly to admit that. Also used as the generic excuse for everything I don't like about my life (e.g. I couldn't get in to college cuz feminists make colleges give women preferential treatment and create a hostile environment toward men). See also liberals.

Beta - scientific definition used to describe behavioral patterns of wolves; beta is the second in command to alpha who uses his abilities to care for the tribe to maintain his high place on the social hierarchy. Now used as random insult thrown at anyone with a penis who I disagree with.

80/20 - based on a OK Cupid study where women were asked to rate the attractiveness of men in pictures and found that most didn't meet their threshold. (Never mind that few men quoting this have ever actually seen the pictures in question). Discovered by some TRP science geek who related it to the Pareto principle. Now means women only fuck 20% of men and 80% of men have nothing to look forward to in life besides inceldom, followed by marriage to a post-wall wife who starfishes and plots how she's going to take his house and kids.

Chad - a man's name and a country in Africa. Now means alpha boogeyman who TRPs idolize and fear at the same time.

Disney - a producer of children's movies. Now to blame for incels and divorce rape.

Sidebar - this one doesn't need an explanation.

[deleted] · 2017-02-02T18:19:57+00:00

Alpha and Beta are probably the most overused at the moment.

[deleted] · 2017-02-02T19:34:36+00:00

MGTOW. Used to mean "man who eschews marriage and fatherhood, but still has women in his life". The "Man Going His Own Way" up until about 2012 was the original plate-spinner.

Now, "MGTOW" means "man who cannot get laid so he spends his days on the internet talking about how he doesn't want to get laid anyway because wimminz is bytches."

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IamTheWalkingMenu · 2017-02-02T17:50:41+00:00

Just be yourself! Duh. Someone's always complaining about that phrase.

[deleted] · 2017-02-02T18:28:04+00:00

Friends. Are we friends? Are we really friends?

IIHotelYorba · 2017-02-02T18:36:21+00:00

NEGGING

Done correctly you basically tease a girl. Like the way you'd do to a friend. Not a lot though. Just one time. And then go back to talking normally.

The feminist interpretation:

You HARASS, INSULT and DEGRADE a womyn RELENTLESSLY until she is a basketcase of tears, so emotionally devastated she has no self esteem remaining, and will turn to you through the PTSD haze you have forced upon her, finally relenting to your tiny male rape-appendage and then

They beat that one into the ground for years until it becaume the only thing people knew about PUA.

Title	Which dating/sex related words/phrases have been over-used so much they have lost their original meaning?
Author	Candy_Kittens
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Comments	85
Date	February 2, 2017 10:38 AM UTC (9 years ago)
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