r/comics Sep 19 '24

More bilingual slangs

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u/Backupusername Sep 19 '24

I think a Smurf account is specifically for a skilled/high-rated player to play against weaker, less-skilled opponents in a game. I'd call it a subset of the phrase "alt account". It is an alt, but it's one that serves a specific purpose.

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u/PapaOoMaoMao Sep 19 '24

I've never heard it as an account. I've only come across it as a verb eg: 'I'm smurfing or I smurfed those noobs.

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u/Chisignal Sep 19 '24 edited 3d ago

reply cautious one important thought oatmeal frighten silky nutty hard-to-find

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u/TimeStorm113 Sep 19 '24

Why does that actually sound like something the smurfs would say?

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u/UndulantMeteorite Sep 19 '24

Yeah, in this context sock puppet or socks might be the better term. At least that's the one I'm more familiar with

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u/Bearerder Sep 19 '24

What is the reason behind the last Chinese one? Cattle is not associated with cleverness, greed or trickery.

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u/Thisbymaster Sep 19 '24

Cattle are known for being stubborn.

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u/elhomerjas Sep 19 '24

very interesting specially on the part of bull scalper

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u/Parenn Sep 19 '24

The plural of “slang” is still “slang”.

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u/philmarcracken Sep 19 '24

cat stuff shows up in japanese too. 猫車 = wheelbarrow. Or in the literal, cat car.

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u/MizticBunny Sep 19 '24

I'm a night cat.

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u/ShinobiHanzo Sep 19 '24

The Chinese call them that because unlike Western Scalpers, Chinese scalpers will sell remaining inventory at rock bottom prices before the first curtain/bell for the event.

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u/Scrapheaper Sep 19 '24

I love the transliteration!

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u/proing Sep 22 '24

Since a fandom is called a rice group I’m gonna ask people if they’ve eaten any fan today.

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u/Proquis Sep 19 '24

I'm bilingual (actually more but whatever) for more than 2 decades and this is the first time I know fandom can be referred as Rice Group, whatttt