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What do you think (this person's) username means, without looking it up? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by misnina@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I don't mean my username! Yours!

I guess this is more of a game and maybe not strictly the right place. But, the idea is to make a top level reply with you asking 'guess' or saying ':)' or what have you, and everyone else should answer what they think the username means or refers to, without looking any words or concepts up! Off the cuff, what do you think it means when you see this person's username?

Not sure about the mobile apps, but if you hover over someone's name in Lemmy it will show their username if they have a display name set. My username is quite boring and straightforward, but I like seeing other people's weird usernames especially on semi-anon places.

Bonus: What do you visually think when you read it? Even if you misread it as a typo, what did you imagine when you read it & saw their avatar?

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[–] ryuko@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

Mine isn't very interesting, but sure

[–] Satiric_Weasel@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you figure it out, would you kindly tell me? I have absolutely no idea.

[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know you mean satiric as satire but I sort of read it as "sarcastic" which fits with your reply, lol. A weasel that is ineffective on the internet, because satire is dead.

[–] InstantWeasel@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

THAT weasel might be ineffective, but not me 😈

(I Know, answering 2 days later kinda defeats the purpose of my name... Mine is an obscure and regional reference, so i wouldn't be mad if you don't get it.)

[–] LucidDaemon@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who can figure it out?

[–] linuxdaemon@midwest.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like @misnina@lemmy.ml's interpretation. But I had to comment on yours since mine is only 2 letters different. Though mine is pretty obvious where it came from :)

[–] LucidDaemon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly thought it sounded cool, like a realistic kernel service.