The Luvvie Glossary of Random Stuff I Say!
I have developed my own lingo because I’m random and I’ve found certain ways to express my emotions that are more colorful than what folks are used to. I forget sometimes that I’m almost speaking my own language so when I write and talk like this and folks look at me funny, I’m wondering why.
And when I hashtag a word that is misspelled, it means I did it on purpose. Some of these I came up with and some of these I picked up while loitering these internets.
This is a glossary of some of my favorite words, phrases and faces. Getchu a piece!
Also, yes, I use these in real life too.
The Luvvie Glossary
ALLATAHM – Since “all the time” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Alphet – This means “outfit.” I got it from one of the Dumbest Tweets of 2011. Someone actually thought “outfit” was spelled like this and it has stuck with me since.
AMISH – This is “homage” (as in “pay homage”), also brought to us by one of the Dumbest Tweets of 2011. Ever since I saw it used like this, my life has been richer for it. Example: “Pay AMISH to the legends!”
Aarons – Someone said “running aarons all day” on Twitter. “Aarons” is errands. I HOLLERED.
#BISHWHERE – Robin “Rihanna” Fenty blessed us with this when some raggelly basketball player publicly implied they had a relationship. This was her response, basically to say “WHAT? NO.” You use this to call bullshit on folks.
BOFADEM – “Both of them” just doesn’t roll off the tongue as well. Related: ALLADEM.
Brother Franklin – The small-statured Nigerian man who praises God with everything he has every Sunday. He’s made famous by this video on YouTube and perfectly epitomizes celebrations of epic proportions. Example: “I’m hitting my Bro Franklin.” It is below:
Chile… – Like saying “Girlllll…” It’s “child” without the “d” pronounced.
Classless wonder – I got this from my Mom and she says it to describe people who are, well, classless and foolish.
COMME DES FACKONS – Because “come the fuck on” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Crabs in a barrow – Because why be in a barrel when you could be in a barrow?
Drawing by the foolish and incredible Veronica Marche.
CRINE – Twitter strikes again with this one. Instead of “crying” someone used “crine.”
*dead* – So funny I’ve died. Un-literally. I’m just kidding. I’m just laughing really loud or whatever it is made me fall out. See:
Damb – For some reason, damb makes me feel better about cussing. Besides, “damn” is no fun.
DAMMUT! – Because “damn it” doesn’t do the job.
Dassit – “That’s it.” Related: Dassall.
DINNAMUG – This is “than a mug” which is a more dramatic way of saying “very.” Example: “I am tired DINNAMUG!”
E’em – This is how I say “even” because who needs 2 syllables when 1 will suffice? Example: “She doesn’t e’em have any chill.”
Eyes are sweating – Because I am a thug and thugs don’t cry, when water falls from my eyes, I deem my eyes to be sweating. Or they’re raining. Or they went for a run.
Ennehweighs – Because “anyway” is boring.
FAHN – When someone is so handsome or pretty that you don’t feel like enunciating “fine.” FAHN is more expressive. Example: “Harrison from Scandal is so DAMB FAHN!”
FOOL Saddown gift basket – A parting gift you give someone who has done or said something stupid. It can come with such items as the Get Your Life candle set or the Have a Seat Incense Stick.
Fucque – Because it reads nicer than FUCK. I’m classy like that.
Funegro – I got this from one of Tyler Perry’s plays when Madea used “Funegro” to describe the funeral of a, well, negro.
Getchu a piece – My way of saying “check it out.” Example: “Getchu a piece of my latest blog post.”
GIBBADAMB – Giving a damb is the act of caring about something and pouring energy into it. This somehow turned to GIBBADAMB while I was ranting one day. Example: “I’ont GIBBADAMB!”
Gooning – Letting someone have a stern talking to or tongue-lashing.
GONT – This is a replacement for “gonna.” i.e. “How you GONT say that to me?” It just has more oomph to it!
Hairhat – Some wigs and weaves look like literal hats that folks placed on their heads. Therefore, they are hairhats. Not unlike:
Harvest Wig – When someone clearly tried to slay with their wig because they pulled out their favorite one and they failed. This is the hairhat you break out on your birthday.
Have a seat – When someone does or says something that makes you wanna just offer them a seat in the corner to think things through. There’s even a Have a Seat T-Shirt you can order. Related: SADDOWN. And it usually comes with this: \___
Here lies Luvvie – When someone says something so hilarious that all I wanna do is go lay down and write out a will.
iCan’t. – When I cannot deal with something. Usually followed by such phrases as: Unable to CAN. I have CAN INABILITY. I need a CAN REFILL.
I DON DIE! – This is pidgin English for *DEAD*
IJOT – “Idiot” according to Nigerians when we insult someone with fervor. “He’s such an IJOT!” Related: HEEJOT.
I’ont – “I don’t.”
iQuit You. – It means I’m done with the person it’s directed to. At least for 2 minutes. Usually means they said or did something so ratchet that I can’t even deal.
iShan’t – It’s “I shall not.” When I refuse to do something or deal with it.
iSweaFOLAWD! – Some people “swear to God” and I prefer to SWEAFOLAWD (swear for Lord)! Also: iSweaterGAWD!
*kicks trashcan* – This is me throwing a tantrum. You know when you’re so mad that you want to hit something but there’s nothing around so you take it out on the innocent trashcan? Yes. That.
LAH – “Lie.” It has more emphasis. And imagine me saying it loudly. Example: “The devil is a LAH!”
Leyomi drops – Leyomi Mizrahi’s signature move is when she drops backwards and bounces back up with a twirl. This is a celebratory move. This is what it looks like:
Love pocket – Because sometimes, the word “vagina” kills the mood. I prefer “Love Pocket” because it is surely a pocket that is full of love and should be treated as such.
Minuswell – Some of the simpletons on Twitter don’t seem to know that it’s actually “might as well.” I have adopted this and use it daily. Example: “You minuswell just chill.”
Murk – When something has slayed me, made me laugh like a hyena or rendered me helpless. “I have been murked by that GIF!”
NAWL – Since “no” is too soft.
No Behavior – Your foolishness it at epic proportions. This is often a good thing, because you’ve made us all cackle because of it.
Outchea – “Out here.” Example: “Y’all can’t be outchea being reckless.”
Pordee – “Party” isn’t as exciting.
Pregnet – “Pregnant.” I got this from some of the non-spelling people on Twitter. I love it.
Ratchet – This is synonymous with foolish or ridiculous. It can be good or bad. Shourrout to my Ratchet and the Geek podcast!
Saddown – Instead of saying “sit down,” sometimes you just want to tell someone to SADDOWN. Think of how a grandma would say it.
Self of steam – Because the people on Twitter are really dumb, someone thought “self-esteem” was actually “self of steam.”
Segzy – Nigerians love to say SEGZY instead of sexy. It keeps life interesting.
Shade – Being able to covertly insult someone or something is the art of throwing shade.
Sharrap – When “shut up” seems too proper (which is always). I got this from the way Nigerian folks say it. They turn it into one word and the T is softened into a SHARRAP!
Shourrout – Why say “shoutout” when “shourrout” is more awesome?
Side-eye – Looking at someone sideways. This is judgey and necessary.
Summagoat – Because sometimes folks act like they’re spawns of goats. Also, sometimes “son of a bitch” feels too harsh.
Talmbout – Because “talking about” is too many syllables.
Thug down – As a practicing thug (O_O), being caught up in emotions is rare. And for those rare occasions (like Mufasa’s death in Lion King) and you find your eyes sweating, your thug is down. It has taken a break. Also related: Thug on the floor. Thug is obsolete.
UGLASS – Because “UGLY ASS” is too many syllables. Some phrases just need to be merged. Related: GOOFASS.
Unable – When you cannot deal with something, you can simply say you are “unable.”
UNABLE TO CAN – This is when “iCan’t” doesn’t do the job of expressing how unable I am. Other variations: “My inability to can is deficient” etc. etc.
Verklempt – It means to get emotional. I got this from watching old Saturday Night Live clips with Mike Myers playing an older Jewish mom who always got “verklempt.”
*WALL SLIDE* – When something happens that renders you unable to talk about your feelings so all you can do is just slide down a wall. Think of most Lifetime movies. There’s a video of me doing the *wall slide*. Also, see below:
Wayment – It’s the shorter version of “wait a minute.” Twitter taught me.
WELP. – When someone does or says something that you find incredibly appropriate or makes a strong point, you can cosign with a hearty “WELP.”
We go together – When I love someone dearly. Or get tweeted by a celebrity, I say we go together. One fact that is unarguable: me and Idris Elba go together.
Wig snatch – The act of proverbially taking someone’s wig off. When you use your words to render them naked up top. This is what happens during gooning.
Womp – This is usually used to express “oh well” or as an exclamation after something you don’t like happened. “I just missed my bus. WOMP!”
Yansh – This is pidgin English (spoken in Nigeria) for “ass.” You’re welcome.
The faces
(-__-) – This face usually accompanies SHADE. It’s my eyes squinted. In smug fashion. Get with it.
O__O – This is a blank stare. It sometimes is used at the end of something that I said if I’m being sarcastic or facetious.
O______________O – LONG blank stare. Someone did too much.
O_o – This is a side-eye. I am usually judging someone for something when this is used. Or judging myself for saying something ridiculous.
>___> – This is also a side-eye.
This cat is my spirit animal.
\(.__.)/ – This is me with my hands in the air or fist pumping. I’m probably saying “WHOOOO!!!”
The chairs
\__ = Have a seat
(\____/) = Have a whole couch
\______ = Have a chaise lounge
|_____| = Have a park bench
I think that covers my random terms (or not). I probably left some out, so let me know if I did and I will update this list. So for all those folks who read my posts going “Ok I only understood half of what she just said” YOU’RE WELCOME! 😀
And to those who always understand my random terms, you know we go together!
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Dinnamug is still not here and I still do not know what it means/how it was derived…
I just added it! Check it out.
Dinnamug is STRICTLY ChiTown bound lol. Right up there with bogus.
Dinnamug is a largely southern thing, I’v ebeen saying it for YEARS! Gets the job done, lol
DINNAMUG is very St Louis MO too! 8th grade, we wuz hungry dinnamug, so we ran to the lunchroom and the principal was like Y’ALL QUIT RUNNING (yes, she said Y’ALL) and we was laughin harder dinnamug! What? O_O
Actually we say dinnamug on the west too. Have for years. And bogus…
and Bogus is actually an old term…we used to say that a lot as teenagers in NYC
Luvvie, I looooves you! But, just a quick one, Brother Franklin is from Kenya. 🙂
I’m Kenyan, living in Kenya, and yo, we claim our own real quick. 😀
Nah…now we been sayin DINNAMUG forEVER in NorCal (most pacifically in SF). We couldn’t say “dinna mofo” without gettin popped with the back of Big Mom’s hand…so there you have….dinna mug
That’s also TX talk. I thought dinnamug went outtastowl in the 80s til I saw it poppin back up on the internet. Lotta this stuff is just country talk.
Luvvie – one of the things I luv about you IS your amazing vocabulary! Thanks for the quick primer!
Hey Luvvie girl!….love the list (the more you know)….now if I can just get you to educate us about the FOOL SADDOWN basket and all of its accoutrement (yea, I read), that would give my entire life….#KThx
You can’t forget these icons:
\__ = Have a seat
(\____/) = Have a whole couch
I knew these terms! Yay, I passed!
But I’m sure there’s something I don’t know the meaning of. I’ll tweet or comment if I find one.
You just made me add a whole section for chairs. LOL
YES! \(._.)/
doing a *wall slide* myself over these illustrations! Girl you are hilarious!
funnier DINNAMUG! = funnier than a muthaf#@$%^r! not that muhfuhs are funny…
I thought I would add a bit more Webster’s dictionary to: DINNAMUG – This is “than a mug” which means “very.” Example: “I am tired DINNAMUG!”
It is derived from “Than a Muufugga” Then shortened to muuuuu which then turned into dinnamug. Example: It is hotter than a muufugga out here.”
Now with that said it’s been a few days since I was on dumbest tweets so I think I can check it out and have a better day today 🙂
Thanks!its now clear to me
LOL!!! I see a few of us were thinking the same.
WELP \(._.)/
Luvvie,
Please know that when I first started reading your blog I recognized what most of these words were but the Leyomi drop. Now that I have been introduced and we are BFFs.
This Glossary is everything!
lmao but u forgot to add #races
I think I love you. This aggregate of foolery has made my day!
Didn’t you also say “the den of iniquity.” For example, “Twitter is truly the den of iniquity.” I liked that one.
ok i need “can”. all the rest I proudly understood. LOVE the chairs!
That toucan gif have me every ounce of life I needed right now. Ohhhh, you gotta add that “gave me life”
What about ISwearFoLAWD? Lol.
Oh yeahhh! Lemme add that!
Dropkick me Jesus through the goalposts of life….. I haven’t seen you type that in a while though.
Bro Franklin almost made me pee my pants!
Thank you
I didn’t see #iSWEATERGAD, that slayed me the first time I read and re-read it!
YAHZ to the glossary! We been BFFs in my head since I found your blog, so I was already on it!
I need you to add OOP & outchea tho.
And segzy! That is a MUST.
luvvie you forgot MURCH!
“Laidt” or the adding of “t” to anything..lol.. my hair is laidt, hunty!
Ma’am you just made my day! LOL!! My favorite is Talmbout!! haha I know some old mothers who say it EXACTLY like that
You forgot #isweatergawd!!
“And to those who always understand my random terms, you know we go together!”
You said it yourself, we go together so you can’t say “iQuit U” to me as this would be a forfeiture of a legally binding imaginary agreement. LOL
Also I didn’t see #iLive or #what is your life
You should add “no country ” & “let them cook” lol I get it from context, but I think it’d be hilarious to see your definition in writing haha!
The Brother Franklin and the Tasia Mae gif fighting air ALWAYS kills me
This is why we go ta-getha! I knew what all this! LOL BTW, “DINNAMUG” SOO chi-town!
Hm I will add that I believe Leyomi identifies as a transgender woman, not a drag queen, but I know Luvvie too well (via reading her blog posts) to not sense any sort of mal-content (see what I did there?) <3 Luv to Luv Ya Luvvie!
I actually didn’t know that. No mal-content there at all. I love Leyomi.
The Brother Franklin gif has gave me life in my office and has had me in tears as i listen to the background music. After this there will be people doing this at their churches during offering time.
Where’s #Amish? Slayt me on Dumbest Tweets
OMG! How could I forget AMISH??? Adding it now!
Speaking of Brother Franklin, have you seen the Harlem Shake Brother Franklin remix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bB-x0M7MZw
Ok. That clip of Bro Franklin has me crackin the hell up over here!! I ’bout fell out my chair when he flipped in front of the lady in the orange shirt! She was like “Oop!!” I think that should we all get together in one room, nothing would get accomplished because we’d be acting a damn fool the whole time!! Love your blog chickie!!
I’ve started saying “Womp” in real life and I am so much better because of it!
Right? It makes life better for us all.
What about “minuswell”? First time posting. Long time reading. Love your blog!
Yessss! That just got added.
Good to know I understood most of them on Twitter lol
We SO go together! I could’ve written your glossary, but the fact that you provided it is beyond awesome!
You are my constant source of comedy! Thanks for making me LMAO on a regular basis!
oooh, but what about murked?? i feel like after years of being a stan (ooh what about stan? haha), that is the one term i still don’t actually understand…
Coming out of lurkdom to tell you that you forgot “Groupon Peen”. That term sends me into peals of laughter every time you write it!
Murk, murked, Murking…
I still can’t figure that one out.
I just added “murked.” Getchu some.
Yeah Murk!
Don’t forget “I shant” still tryna figure that one out. Lol
Added it! 😀
Seeing Oprah doing a side eye was funnier dinnamug!
This is great! Also, maybe “not about that life”? I always think of your Harriet Tubman post, LOL. LOVE IT!
What about tea? As in ‘tea for my fever’?
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OMG Bro Franklin!!!! iCan’t!!!! Oooh lawd, my head hurts from laughing so hard. I think I even snorted a few times!!! I surely needed this laugh today!!!! Thanks Luvvie!!!
“Valkempt”…. explain. (Did I even spell that right? Thats the only one that I can not figure out or sound out)
P.s. You are my best friend. You bring all of the double rainbows to my life with every post, you hear me, ALL OF THEM!!!!
I try to put all my friends on to reading your blog goodness! Keep it going!!!!!!
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I need a graphic of that Fool Saddown Basket and it’s entire contents. Please! Who can make this happen?
“I don die” brought me here. I’m west African and this made me laugh so hard and loud at work I had to send out an email apology.
Ewwww Lordy ….
If my grannie was still alive she would wop yo azz for stealing so many of her south carolina sayings!
Made me laugh my azz off and she’s ascended so don’t worry bout it none! 🙂
Love your blog!
You give me sooooo much life. Thanks for The Luvvie Glossary. Most of your words I understand, but it’s a couple had me like, whaaat?? Lol so love you.
Needless to say I’ve been on board with”Luvviese”
the planet’s most fun language since I started reading your blog. I live for Brother Franklin. I’m just glad his version of liturgical dance is so spicy and acrobatic.
We go together! */* cheering with pom-poms
Pffft! auto-correct…Booooo!
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Here’s the shrug emoticon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and one can have SEVERAL seats \_ \_ \_
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Please add my personal fav… bagginfoaf!
Love these!! (And the way you spell secks)
We’ll add this I fabricated this one! (Assfie) pictures of females making the kardashian ass pose
I didn’t see sweatergawd…lmao
I didn’t see “honey bunches of nope” hahahahahahaha I am new, didn’t need the dictionary because I get you! But oh boy did I love reading it! You my friend are the giver of life on a daily basis!! Love you mean it!
What about “Stans” I’m assuming it’s “fans” but would love to know the origin of that one!
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Ok, wait. Is there something wrong wih my blackness environment? Am I the only person who thought “dinnamug” came from Martin? I had never heard it before then.
LAWD Luvvie u iz sumting else!!! Nuff Joks n ENTAHTAINMINT wid ah twist!!!
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PLEASE add boolsheet! My most favorite-est-est non-cussy cuss word EVAH!
I love your lingo and have tried to think of ways to incorporate some of them into my vocabulary. One of my favorites that is not on this list is “crine” for crying (while laughing).
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Because of you, I’ve been making up my own words. #Bednot.
That dog #bednot come over here.
i cannot even begin to tell you how much I love this glossary. *dead*
You’re missing “summagoat”!
“Dinnamug” must be a Midwest thing, cause we been saying in Detroit since the 60s/70s. Yes, I’m the oldest lurker here! #oldfolkslloveLuvvietoo
Wayment!! Now that I know Bro. Franklin worships in Houston, I’m happy dinnamug! Minuswell join the pordee next Sunday!
I fell in love with your blog when I discovered your post on the wedding lap dance fiasco. I cried, died, and understood everything–you just writing like we talk, that’s all!
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When you really have now words for some sh*
-/_- face palm
Luuvie, here;s a new one to consider “broughtupsy” = upbringing. Jamaican. My grandmother would say it all of the time. So you’d say someone has no broughtupsy
I’ve heard of broughtupsy but until I start saying it myself, it can’t be in the glossary.
Whappened to “LettucePray”?
What about your descriptions for Jesus (I think it was “stepson of Joseph”), and for other religious figures? Hilarious.
Why is this not a poster yet?
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Another side-eye ¬_¬.