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20491026 No.20491026 [Reply] [Original]

this is an admittedly stupid thing to make a thread over but I can't remember a certain word.
I know it's often used in context of relationships with other people. I can't think of a good definition but an example would be like if two friends sit and constantly tell each other to kill themselves or tell them they're worthless it may seem harsh on the outside but in the context of their relationship there's a certain yin and yang quality to how they speak.
Some phrases you associate with bad things are their way of communicating positive feelings and whatnot. An understanding that certain qualities take on different meanings under different circumstances with different people.

Any ideas?

>> No.20491038

Idiosyncracy?

>> No.20491042

jargon?

>> No.20491046

Ribbing, raillery, bantz

>> No.20491058

>>20491038
>>20491042
>>20491046
no, none of these. I don't know if this helps but it may have started with a c (though i always say something like that and then it's something totally different)
Maybe a different example: two homeless drug addicts on the street that abuse each other but still love and get along with each other despite their outwardly harsh behavior. That type of intense, dire relationship I guess

>> No.20491069

>>20491058
camraderie?

>> No.20491091

>>20491058
Codependency? It doesn't really fit your examples but I can see how people would mistake it for those examples

>> No.20491096

>>20491069
Not it either. Maybe it wasn't a c lmao.
I think I'm putting too much focus on the 'aggressive words that mean something nice' angle. When I think of camaraderie I think of guys busting each others balls for fun.

Maybe think Gomez and Morticia Addams. It's easy to condemn them based solely on their outward appearance and likes but, when you get to know them, they're kind and loving people.

The word I'm thinking of is sort of the opposite of a black and white condemnation of someone/thing. Like looking at the Northern Lights where they're not really one concrete shape and it fluctuates a lot.

>> No.20491098

>>20491058
Well, unless it's slipped your mind already for a few days, it'll probably come back shortly. Usually the mind manages to sort these things out without your conscious meddling, somehow, so maybe in a couple hours you could remember it. Come tell us when/if you do because I always enjoy these. It's usually so far off the mark, as you pointed out, that it's its own little comedy, and I do enjoy them.

>> No.20491112

>>20491091
>Codependency
I think that's too material of a word in the sense that it relates solely to person to person things. I'm 90% sure it's used often used with relationships but not intrinsically related to that.
The word I'm thinking of (I'm pretty sure) can relate to really anything: machines, a certain places weather/people/mood, nature
I believe the concept I'm trying to describe is that of an adjective lmao

>> No.20491122

>>20491098
>Well, unless it's slipped your mind already for a few days
I've been thinking about this for a while now lmao
It sucks because it's right on the tip of my tongue and I can visually see the idea it describes but the word just escapes me.
Honestly a form of torture

>> No.20491126

>>20491112
I can think of an antonym to that with a c: cloying

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20491133

>>20491096
well, shit. any of these, or am i swerving way off track?

>> No.20491145

>>20491133
Similar concept, yeah. I think multi-faceted is an ok synonym but also kind of flat.
FUCK this is killing me

>> No.20491165

>>20491112
complementary?

>> No.20491172

>>20491133
Kaleidoscopic is a great visual representation of what I'm thinking of, similar to the Northern Lights example I mentioned. A lot of shapes and colors that may not always stay the same but the general shape is always there

In the relationship context: sometimes they do awful, aggressive things to each other with little to no regard for the others' safety/feelings (destroying the idea of a normal relationship) but also turning around and caring for each other when need be. It's still a relationship, just in a very unorthodox and peculiar way

>> No.20491175

>>20491165
not it, all I can think of it geometry lmao
pretty sure it's a shorter word as well

>> No.20491184

>>20491175
compatible?

>> No.20491194

>>20491184
not it either
maybe it begins with ch?

>> No.20491199

>>20491172
could you perhaps place it in an example sentence or two for us? might help other anons hear the music

>> No.20491220

cynism
ce la vie

>> No.20491244

>>20491194
chemistry?

>> No.20491291

>>20491199
Damn this is gonna be hard lol

>I said to my estranged brother "We have a very [BLANK] relationship where it's always giving and taking, whether that be giving each other headaches or taking the time to talk to each other."

>When I think back to that time frame, it's a constant wave form, [BLANK] in the way it sways downwards for a few days and then up the next, over and over again with no real pattern.

>> No.20491317

>>20491026
Synchronistic?

>> No.20491319

>>20491244
not it. I think even shorter words than that.
maybe this helps? >>20491291

>> No.20491325

>>20491317
no dice

>> No.20491355

>>20491291
That's not a constant wave form...

>> No.20491367

>>20491291
Inchoate?

>> No.20491382

>>20491355
Anon I'm posting on 4chan, I'm not exactly grade A material lmao
I don't even know what a constant wave form is in the sense you mean, I was just trying to describe a wave that keeps moving continuously

>> No.20491388

>>20491367
nope
it's going to end up being something so stupid simple I swear...

>> No.20491409

/lit/ I thought your smart
Why don't you want to help

>> No.20491421

>>20491026
The first word that come to mind are:
>vitriolic (filled with bitter criticism or malice)
Friends who are constantly nasty to each other and seem extremely quarrelsome are often describe as "vitriolic best buds," to the point that this is the trope's name on TVTropes.

Others include:
>quarrelsome ("a quarrelsome duo")
>bellicose ("bellicose buddies")
>pugnacious ("pugnacious pals")
>cantakerous ("a cantankerous friendship")

>> No.20491426

symbiotic

>> No.20491434

>>20491291
Contentious? That would work in the first example:
>I said to my estranged brother "We have a very contentious relationship where it's always giving and taking, whether that be giving each other headaches or taking the time to talk to each other."

>> No.20491436

>>20491058
commiserate

>> No.20491440

>>20491388
...is it sarcasm?

>> No.20491524

>>20491434
i feel like this satisfies the first part of what i was talking about but not the ebb and flow of going from nice to mean/appearing nice or mean at different points

>> No.20491528

>>20491436
not it, i feel that's really off the mark
maybe not a c word?
>>20491440
no lol

>> No.20491573

Fractious?

>> No.20492101

>>20491172
Unconditional?

>> No.20492171

Capricious?

>> No.20492178

>>20492171
yeah this was my bet anon.

>> No.20492190

Banter lul

>> No.20492196
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>>20491026
Dynamic.

>> No.20492202

sneed

>> No.20492309

>>20492101
Omg this is it, thank you anon

>> No.20492324

>>20492309
fucks sake

>> No.20492329

>>20492309
If it is, you give really shitty examples where you probably shouldn't use the word

>> No.20492333

>>20492309
I feel like you're using it wrong

>> No.20492340
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20492340

>>20492324
>>20492329
>>20492333
Omg this it, thank you anon

>> No.20492692

>>20492309
>>20492324
>>20492329
>>20492333
>>20492340
OP here, not the word I'm thinking of lol

>> No.20493381

bump

>> No.20493698

>>20491388
Brotherhood

>> No.20493704

>>20491026
Comiserate

>> No.20494022

bump i still wanna know

>> No.20494161

>>20491026

See:

https://www.powerthesaurus.org/of_one_mind/synonyms

>> No.20494180

Rapport

>> No.20494430

>>20494161
none of these. I don't know if this makes sense but they're too material, like I said before.
Fuck man, I don't even know if what I'm thinking of even has a word lol

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20494445

>>20491026
Fuck you asshole. It's not my job to research whatever positive/negative connotation you're looking for

>> No.20494464

>>20494445
dumb frogposter

>> No.20494480

>>20491291
Fluctuating.

>> No.20494489

>>20494445
wasteposting

>> No.20494496

>>20494464
>>20494489
Go fucking open a dictionary or thesaurus dude
You think I'm gonna waste my time

>> No.20494502

Perchance

>> No.20494507

Rant?

>> No.20494510
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20494510

?

>> No.20494527

>>20494496
>open a dictionary or thesaurus dude
ok now what

>> No.20494584

>>20494510
simpatico sounds similar to it in the sense that it's a foreign word. maybe what I'm thinking of is?
The synonyms here seem too cut and dry knowing their definitions.
The Northern Lights example where I said it can't be fully confined to one thing and is always moving I think is my best foot forward with this.

I swear this is not a joke or a meme and I'm not trying to yank your collective chains for fun, I'm legitimately in an almost moral panic over this

>> No.20494590

>>20494584
Nebulous

>> No.20494618

>>20494590
no, but this is the first word that's really been on a strong track. a science-esque term describing something as vague that can also be applied to relationships.
FUCK it is right on the tip of my tongue

>> No.20494625

>>20494618
Ambiguous.

>> No.20494635

>>20494618
Amorphous

>> No.20494639

>>20494590
>>20494625
Cryptic. Enigmatic. I really want to crack this motherfucker now.

>> No.20494641

transgender

>> No.20494789

>>20494625
not it. ironically too "ambiguous" of a word for what I'm thinking of
>>20494635
not it either but closer than above
>>20494639
both are too Bela Lugosi (ironic considering I'm the one who brought up The Addams Family)

>> No.20494816

>>20494789
Gaseous. Vaporous. Ethereal.

>> No.20494849

>>20494816
>Gaseous. Vaporous
Too scientific
>Ethereal
Too happy of a connotation

>> No.20494889

>>20494849
Ambivalent.

>> No.20494905

>>20494889
Too wishy-washy in its meaning

I may have to cut my losses and just convince myself it was nebulous lmao

>> No.20494910

>>20494905
You mean to tell me that you sent me on a wild goose chase and in the end you’re gonna go with my first entry? That’s some trifling shit.

>> No.20494923

Retarded

>> No.20494925
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>>20494905
like hell you do. too late to stop now. we're seeing this one through

>> No.20494937

>>20494910
it was a joke relax lmao
I'm a little low on hope at the moment
>>20494925
fuck it then, let's keep going

>> No.20495089

>>20494937
Questionable. Dubious. Equivocal. Wavering. Dithering.

>> No.20495119

>>20495089
None of these.
I think you really had something on that science route with nebulous

>> No.20495144

>>20495119
Opaque?

>> No.20495237

>>20495144
no, definition is too rigid and doesn't allow for the ebb and flow i mentioned before

>> No.20495455

OP here, just wanted to say you've been TROLLED hahahaha, I'm not searching for any word

>> No.20495473

>>20495455
Okay, Mr. Anonymous (32).

>> No.20496460

friendly bump
(this thing is starting to drive me insane too)

>> No.20496476

Abstruse?

>> No.20497668

bUMP

>> No.20497682

>>20491026
Connotation.

>> No.20498296

>>20497682
Lololololol thank you thank you thank you so much.

>> No.20498305

>>20498296
>>20497682
not it.
>>20496476
not it either

I'm beginning to think it's gotta be some word that I just now realized I've been using horrifically wrong my entire live

>> No.20498366

Crepuscular

>> No.20498509

Minutiae

>> No.20498676

>>20498366
no
>>20498509
no

>> No.20498906

fuck you 4chan, you're useless

i've found it myself

>> No.20498928

>>20498906
stop pretending to be me moron

>> No.20498933

>>20498928
>>20498906
use a trip next time faget

>> No.20499109

>>20491026
mercurial

>> No.20499328

Gave you the damn word a day ago but you never replied. Just attention seeking at this point.

>> No.20499565

>>20499328
This. I've sent OP a private message,.why he still pretends to not know the word is beyond me.

But seriously OP, I think sociologists would know the word you seek.

>> No.20500074

>>20499565
>But seriously OP, I think sociologists would know the word you seek.
i can't tell if this another joke or not lol
I mean, I'll try anything at this point

>> No.20500163

>>20491026
Cheeky?

>> No.20500313

>>20500163
nope

>> No.20500459

>>20491291
colloquial, oscillating, or undulating. thosr are my three guesses

>> No.20500463

sparring, brawling, hyperbole?

>> No.20500523

Acrimonious

>> No.20500807

>>20500463
none of the above
>>20500459
oscillating is the closest in meaning of the three, but not it
>>20500523
no, but the definition is close. maybe something that can oscillate between "acrid; corrosive" and the opposite, while still having good intentions underneath the both

>> No.20501055

>>20500807
>close
>begins with a C
Caustic.

>> No.20501074

>>20501055
no, but on track with the science-esque term like nebulous was.
the actual definition has half of what I'm looking for. is there a fancier word for oscillating with the other requirements I've been mentioning?

>> No.20501078

>>20491194
>>20491184
Chompatible?

>> No.20501088

>>20492692
This word does not exist. You made it up in your delusional head. You are searching for a needle in a haystack but the needle isn't there

>> No.20501114

>>20501088
or I've been using a word completely wrong for my entire life and I'm describing it horribly. that, or I'm remembering using a certain word when in fact I used something else

>> No.20501428

are you sure it’s not capricious

>> No.20501435

Acerbic

>> No.20501446

>>20491058
Codependent?

>> No.20501459

>>20494618
Chaotic?

>> No.20501471

Fuliginous

>> No.20501523

>>20501435
this, along with nebulous and caustic, are front runners to the right track. Acerbic fits syllable wise in my head but that doesn't mean anything. I only vaguely remember hearing this word before
>>20501471
not it
>>20501459
not it

>> No.20501551

Erratic

>> No.20501610

Protean

>> No.20501616

>>20501551
>>20501610
neither

>> No.20501623

>>20501616
Where did you hear it first?

>> No.20501628

Posting to help this SHIT THREAD hit bump limit sooner

>> No.20501698

Dialectical, muddled, versatile?
Of course not.

>> No.20501771

>>20501623
the word I'm thinking of or one of those two?
the answer for both is I don't know. I'm still almost certain it's a science-esque word
>>20501698
sadly, no

>> No.20501820

>>20501074
Cyclic

>> No.20501824

international

>> No.20501836

Esoteric

>> No.20501850

>>20501820
exactly what I asked for and I applaud you for that, but not the word. that's impressive though

>> No.20501922

>>20501824
>>20501836
no and no

>> No.20501930

>>20491026
Are you describing a symbiotic relationship, one that may not necessarily always incorporate agreements?

>> No.20501954

>>20501930
by looking at the definition, yes it appears that's exactly what I'm describing. symbiotic isn't the word though

>> No.20502016

comorbidity?

>> No.20502054

>>20502016
no. when I think of that I think of illnesses. although, it is vaguely science related

>> No.20502097

is op still here i don't want to shout into the void
if so, please turing test yourself and draw something in ms paint so i know you're not a bot. actually, draw it in photopea.

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>>20502097
that was harder than I anticipated.
I don't like technology

>> No.20502184

>>20502054
codependence
reciprocity
euphemistic
symbiotic

>> No.20502200

>>20502184
>>20502097
Actually, OP, I found the exact word you're looking for, although it's used in a social context, not scientific. The word is dysphemism.

>> No.20502207

>>20502160
lol, thanks
can you answer these questions? You don't have to do all of them if you don't feel like it but I think they'd help.
> what does the word describe specifically? A situation, a feeling an outsider gets looking in, a feeling an insider gets talking to an outsider, a visual quality, a trope, etc

> Is the relationship actually good or bad? Hobos abusing each other is bad but the Addams are a good family

> What part of speech is it most commonly used as? Is it usually an adjective, adverb, noun?

> The word I'm thinking of (I'm pretty sure) can relate to really anything: machines, a certain places weather/people/mood, nature
> Can you describe what kind of these things it would be used in relation to? As in give an example that isn't a relationship

> What context is it heard in? Formal, informal, fiction, etc

> What made you think of it?

> Is it any of these? Counterintuitive, unconventional, insider, complex, chaotic, mosaic, misleading

>> No.20502249

>>20502207
>> what does the word describe specifically? A situation, a feeling an outsider gets looking in, a feeling an insider gets talking to an outsider, a visual quality, a trope, etc
to my knowledge, and I've said this before, it describes (or can be used to describe) a relationship between two things that, although aggressive on the surface, can easily fade to other, more 'regular' forms of relation that would be positive, all the while remaining positive in nature regardless. My brother and I tell each other to fuck off and go kill ourselves among other things because that's how we understand 'love' but we also have moments of 'normal' interactions like talking about our emotions
>question 2
see above
>part of speech
I'd venture to say adjective, though I'm not entirely sure
>example that isn't relationship
it rains in Seattle a lot and is known for being rainy and drab and dreary to outsiders. it also can be sunny and warm and inviting. To people who live there, it's still Seattle with it's quirks and eccentricities exclusive to the city that can't really be contained to just one thing. Whether it rains or is sunny, it's still Seattle's weather 'talking' so to speak. One source, different tones of voice.
>context
almost certain it'd be formal.
>what made me think of it
was having a long convo with my brother and he asked me to describe our relationship
>any of these
closest would be mosaic in definition on a purely artistic level but no, it's none of those. they sound too common so to speak. I wouldn't consider the word I'm thinking of to be commonplace

>> No.20502285

>>20491291
Oscillate

>> No.20502324

>>20501523
Ascorbic.

>> No.20502340

>>20502324
i've actually never heard of this word. still not it, but neat

>> No.20502350

>>20502200
>dysphemism
damn, that's really close definition wise. I've never heard of this word either. I'll check out synonyms

>> No.20502385

>>20502249
So it's like getting to know someone/thing and developing your own "language," your own "signals," that are offputting to outsiders, but comforting/appealing to those in the know?
This seems to be what you're describing, but it's not at all like words you've said are similar, like nebulous. Or "dysphemism," that one makes me feel like you're trolling or don't really understand the meaning of words. If I could describe it in a phrase, maybe I'd say "one big inside joke," "way of life,"
Maybe customs, conventions, shibboleth, coded/secret code, acclimation? Reaching, maybe "mutually destructive?"
Moar info please

>> No.20502398

Colloquial ?

>> No.20502400

>>20502385
>Or "dysphemism," that one makes me feel like you're trolling or don't really understand the meaning of words
How so? It basically perfectly describes a relationship where negative phrases and terms are used as a form of endearment.

>> No.20502410

Ball busting

>> No.20502423

>>20502400
Maybe we're using a different dictionary. Mine says:
> a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one, such as “loony bin” for “mental hospital."
As in, it refers to a class of words. It means "words that are euphemisms, but rather than making a thing sound better, it makes it sound worse."
I'm probably going to give up now because you're probably just thinking of some dumb word like coitus that we're never gonna guess cause you've misunderstood its meaning.

>> No.20502456

>>20502385
>or don't really understand the meaning of words
i wouldn't doubt it.
Nebulous was close for me because I think visually and have to/always attach a physical picture to a word or phrase to get it. When I think of a nebula I think of a wide reaching body of "stuff" more or less that shifts and changes shape while still remaining a nebula.
It's entirely possible I fucked this from the start this way, and I apologize. I'm not trolling, but maybe I didn't go about it the best way to get an answer
>>20502423
I'm probably going to give up now because you're probably just thinking of some dumb word like coitus that we're never gonna guess cause you've misunderstood its meaning.
completely understandable. thank you for your time. lot of sharp minds on lit

>> No.20502472

>>20502423
Webster-Merriam says: "the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one"

Which is the opposite of a euphemism. Ie, using a bad word to obscure a meaning which is good. In other words, what is going on with OP as he stated in the original post.
>words that are euphemisms
Euphemism is the antonym of dysphemism, that's how I found it to begin with.

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20502720

WE NEED TO FIND THE WORD. AHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>> No.20502757

indeterminate

>> No.20502789

intricate
sinuous
impenetrable
incomprehensible
indiscernible
baffling
inconceivable
foreign

>> No.20502954

balanced
entropic
syntropic

>> No.20503415

>>20501074
Congruent

>> No.20503520

Miasma

>> No.20503684

>>20502789
none of these
>>20502954
no, but the last two are on the right track with the science stuff
>>20503520
no

>> No.20503707

Tumultuous

>> No.20503721

scintillating? acerbic?

>> No.20503752

capricious????

>> No.20503785

>>20503707
>>20503721
>>20503752
none of these

>> No.20503790

What context did you hear the word in? Did you read it, did someone say it to you, and what were they talking about?

>> No.20503802

misconstrued????

>> No.20503812

>>20503790
WE NEED MORE INFO OP

>> No.20503820
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20503820

I would go with ambivalent

>> No.20503821

chameleonic

>> No.20503825

>>20491026
based isaak poster

>> No.20503827

contradictory

>> No.20503830

contrarious

>> No.20504017

>>20503790
If I don't know for sure what word it is, how would I know lol
Like I said, I'm 90% sure I heard it in some science context, most likely in high school but I'm guessing
>>20503802
no
>>20503821
no, but it's close in meaning and general science-ishness (in that it's describing biology)
>>20503820
i feel like this is kind of like the word but with the edges taken off
>>20503827
>>20503830
back with the c words lol. i don't think it's these

>> No.20504045

>>20504017
CONGRUENT

>> No.20504060

Combative
Sinusoidal

>> No.20504072

Cholic

>> No.20504096

>>20504045
not it
>>20504060
neither
>>20504072
no

>> No.20504140

Bi-polar

>> No.20504145

>>20504096
Well you're outta luck. Just coin a new term. It almost sounds like a familial relationship, you fight your siblings but you back em up as well. Constans contra agon

>> No.20504147

Idiolect

>> No.20504215

>>20504145
>It almost sounds like a familial relationship, you fight your siblings but you back em up as well.
it's a stretch, but is there a specific word for this?

>> No.20504510

>>20504215
Love Without Anger - Devo

>> No.20504987

Confluence

>> No.20505618

>>20504510
nice song lol i like devo
>>20504987
no

>> No.20505704
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20505704

>>20504072

>> No.20505715

youre morons, 4chan. you dont even know the word i'm seeking. fucking losers. go jerk off to the greeks fucking nerds

>> No.20505730

please give me the fucking word. i'm writing a book. you motherfuckers

>> No.20505734

scatological

>> No.20505743

just to recap: according to OP, the word is NOT among the following

>abstruse
>acclimation
>acerbic
>acrimonious
>ambiguous
>ambivalent
>amorphous
>ascorbic
>baffling
>balanced
>banter
>bellicose
>bipolar
>brawling
>brotherhood
>c'est la vie
>camaraderie
>cantankerous
>capricious
>caustic
>chameleonic
>chaotic
>cheeky
>chemistry
>cholic
>chompatible
>codependency
>colloquial
>combative
>commiserate
>comorbidity
>compatible
>complementary
>complex
>confluence
>congruent
>connotation
>contentious
>contradictory
>contrarious
>conventions
>counterintuitive
>crepuscular
>cryptic
>customs
>cyclic
>cynicism
>dialectical
>dithering
>dubious
>dynamic
>dysphemism
>enigmatic
>entropic
>equivocal
>erratic
>esoteric
>ethereal
>euphemistic

(1/2)

>> No.20505749

>>20505743
>fluctuating
>foreign
>fractious
>fuliginous
>gaseous
>hyperbole
>idiolect
>idiosyncracy
>impenetrable
>inchoate
>incomprehensible
>inconceivable
>indeterminate
>indiscernible
>insider
>international
>intricate
>jargon
>kaleidoscopic
>mercurial
>miasma
>minutiae
>misconstrued
>misleading
>mosaic
>muddled
>nebulous
>opaque
>oscillating
>perchance
>protean
>pugnacious
>quarrelsome
>questionable
>raillery
>rant
>rapport
>reciprocity
>retarded
>ribbing
>scintillating
>shibboleth
>simpatico
>sinuous
>sinusoidal
>sneed
>sparring
>symbiotic
>synchronistic
>syntropic
>transgender
>tumultuous
>unconditional
>unconventional
>undulating
>vaporous
>versatile
>vitriolic
>wavering

(2/2)

>> No.20505765

Oh shit, I think I know what word you mean OP. You still here?

>> No.20505803

>>20501114
Are you a native English speaker? Perhaps you;re thinking of a word in a different language which doesn't exist in English?

>> No.20505807

Agathokakological?

>> No.20505838

>>20505807
>A wild Alexander Theroux appeared!

>> No.20505840

>>20505765
yes lol I've been checking in. please tell me I'm going to go insane

>> No.20505984

>>20505765
OP here, yes.
>>20505803
I am a native English speaker and don't know enough words in another language for this to be a problem lol
>>20505743
>>20505749
...yeah. I feel like an asshole that you all have gone through this with nothing. On the plus side, nebulous, caustic, and acerbic were the closest in feel and requirements

>> No.20506031

>>20505984
It can't be "toxic" relationship... can it?
Please tell me that's now what you're looking for, OP...

>> No.20506059

>>20506031
toxic isn't it lol rest assured

>> No.20506082

>>20506059
Thank fck. I detest that expression.
It seems to to be indicative of this board's merit that it took so long for someone to propose it.

>> No.20506101

>>20506031
Would have killed him for that.

>> No.20506117

>>20506101
It could have been a cosmic troll, but OP decided not to abuse his power in this way.

>> No.20506121

>>20506082
>>20506101
lol

>> No.20506420

Kismesissitude?

>> No.20506461

>>20506420
never heard of that lol. no

>> No.20506522

>>20491026
OP, I've found the word you've been looking for, but if you want it, it will cost you a pretty penny. Payment should be arranged in Monero.

>> No.20506788

>>20504017
>If I don't know for sure what word it is, how would I know lol
Because if you cannot remember the context in which you've heard it, then it might be the case that you never heard it and were stuck for words that you never had. Most of the time when blanking on a word, people do not blank on all the contexts they've heard it in, because that is a different part of memory.

>> No.20507644

>>20506788
huh, never thought of that. in that case, maybe it is a case of a fake memory

>> No.20507659

chromatic

>> No.20507698

>>20507659
negative

>> No.20507732

>>20491026
Fraternal? In any case it's a lot like what close siblings do, with their private references, lexicon, assorted modes of telepathy. Had a lot of that with my closest sister, and a guy I did a lot of nightclubbing with. The exclusivity of cliques & cults & camp follows a similar pattern of family-feeling when it comes to highly specific social context in shades of meaning. There are even poets whose whole manner is highly connotative, which is also to say intimate. Intimates, co-conspirators, confederates, etc.

>> No.20508331

>>20491026
Tease or teaser?

>> No.20508644

>>20506082
it seems to be indicative of how fucking stupid you think OP is for describing the word "toxic" as being related to seattle weather >>20502249

>> No.20508660

>>20508644
Not him, and plenty of terms itt wouldn't be applicable to weather, but acid rain in Washington state was a huge deal since the 80s because of the heavy reliance on the timber industry

>> No.20508698

Organic

>> No.20508769

>>20508660
what op means is a word that describes something hard to grasp; something that seems one way to outsiders, but is actually very complex and multifaceted on the inside

>> No.20508891

>>20508769
Is Seattle weather hard to grasp and seems one way to outsiders but is actually very complex and multifaceted? Because >>20508644 was talking about those things and raining half the year is not really multifaceted no matter what a meth head hipster from Seattle tried to convince you of to buy his shitty chapbook

>> No.20508916

Guys maybe we should contact and ask an expert at this point. A professor of, I don't know what.

>> No.20508919

A complicated relationship
Involuted

>> No.20509433

this word may not even exist

>> No.20509498

>>20491026
Is the word you're looking for "dynamic"?

>> No.20509524

>>20491291
Complicated

>> No.20509525

>>20507732
i feel like fraternal has a very positive connotation, not it though
>>20508331
no
>>20508698
no, something more negative. I don't know if this helps but the syllables of this word ring a bell a little bit, the way the syllables flow off each other and end on a hard consonant
>>20508769
Yes, this is exactly what I'm looking for
>>20508916
know any? lol
>>20508919
no
>>20509433
i'm starting to come around to that idea
>>20509498
no.

>> No.20509609

>>20494502
You can't just say perchance.

>> No.20509633

>>20509525
Congenial?

>> No.20509638

I just want to know the word. Please remember OP

>> No.20509687

Antagonistic
Agonistic

>> No.20509761

>>20509633
too nice a word
>>20509687
neither
>>20509638
So do I lol

>> No.20509959

you know what? unironically ask reddit. ask everybody you know. set up a group chat with all your relatives, college friends, and high school classmates. get as many people as you can. we need all the power in the world. offer a reward for the word.

>> No.20509981

Sucessful bait thread. Congrats.

>> No.20509992

>>20509959
It's going to be like that picture of the guy that people saw in their dreams and send out fliers with a hotline under it lol

>> No.20510755

we might have to gather the board's biggest brains and invent this word…and send someone back in time to plant it in OP's past

>> No.20510932

>>20510755
i'm all for it lmao

>> No.20511382

>>20510755
We're here. The word is "opisafag," pronounced /ope-IZ-uh-fag/, an adjective used to describe something that is nebulous, vague and incomprehensible; something whose complexity is only understood in its entirety by a very small few who are intimately familiar with it.

>> No.20511914

>>20511382
guys close down shop i think we got the word

>> No.20512090

persiflage

>> No.20512165

>>20512090
not it

>> No.20512186

Aufheben

>> No.20512252

>>20512186
no

>> No.20512357

Covalent

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>>20511382
Do you really say 'Ope' instead of 'Oh-Pee'?
Am I the crazy one here?

>> No.20512688

>>20512357
not it
>>20512461
lol

>> No.20512847

scornful? sardonic? choleric? irascible? copacetic? bickering? carping? caviling? uh...contumely? (shoutout to Shakespeare for having taught me that one long ago)

>> No.20513427

>>20512461
i say ope. what's wrong with you? have you unrionically been sounding out the letters? oh no no no no

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Pic related?

>> No.20514072

>>20513785
pretty much, yeah. almost exactly what I'm looking to describe

>> No.20514084

one of the best /lit/ threads in a long time

>> No.20514083

>>20512847
none of these

>> No.20514122

idiomatic

>> No.20514159

bump

>> No.20514222

>>20514122
not it

>> No.20514406

>>20514222
>>20514222
Mordant/Mordancy
ADJECTIVE
•(especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting:
"a mordant sense of humor"
•Bitingly sarcastic:
"mordant satire."
•Incisive and trenchant:
"an inquisitor's mordant."

>> No.20514444

>>20514406
no, but i like this word

>> No.20514465

What a stupid fucking thread

>> No.20514472

>>20514465
what a stupid fucking reply

>> No.20514487

i thought you meant dichotomal at first, but now im not so sure

>> No.20514499

Just to clarify OP, is it strictly a positive word? or can it generally be used to describe a relationship or situation that is changing/context dependent/altered by circumstances, that can ultimately be either positive or negative?

>> No.20514542

>>20514499
I would say it's more of the latter. Pretty sure it can describe something across many contexts and the positive/negative connotation is all in what you're talking about

>> No.20514571

>>20514487
yeah, not it

>> No.20514589

Parasitic? Virulent? Serpentine?

>> No.20514604

Acrid, Elliptic

>> No.20514647

Homogenous, Complementary, Reciprocal, Mutual

>> No.20514648

Eccentric

>> No.20514652

>>20514589
>Virulent
this is a strong contender. it relates to diseases (which my brother and I had a class about in school) and can be used as a word for 'hostile or malicious' behavior. There's nothing about the opposite (looks one way but is actually multi-faceted on the inside) I keep talking about but as another anon suggested, that may've been a false memory on my part.
I'll see what some other anons say but this may in fact be it
>>20514604
neither

>> No.20514659

>>20514647
>>20514648
none of these

>> No.20514665

>>20514652
is it a word that would 'pop' as unusual or tryhard if it appeared in the sentence examples you posted upthread, or would it 'flow' with the sentence?

>> No.20514684

This is the funniest thread I've ever seen on /lit/.

>> No.20514687

>>20514652
Virulent guy here, it seems pretty right to me or its something like miasmatic or pernicious, pestilent and infectious seem too disease related

>> No.20514697

>>20514652
>I'll see what some other anons say but this may in fact be it
Pretty gay thread of it's gonna end with "this is probably it"

>> No.20514700

invidious

>> No.20514728

>>20514652
Really nigga. Virulent.
>Boy, I sure love meeting up with the bros and getting up to some splendid, mmmmm, virulent behaviour..
Kys

>> No.20514792

Glib, haphazard, invective, vituperation, fulmination, obloquy, scurrility, acrimonious, corrosive, caustic, sardonic...vitriolic?

>> No.20514879

>>20514652
how the FUCK is virulent anything like your descriptions? fuck you OP

>> No.20514940

>>20514728
>>Boy, I sure love meeting up with the bros and getting up to some splendid, mmmmm, virulent behaviour..
lmao that is the funniest thing i've read on /lit/
>>20514665
it would definitely pop as tryhard. our friendgroup are a bunch of nerds
>>20514879
i told you, i think in pictures. in the way i was trying to use this word i think my wires got crossed in trying to visualize this word and trying to visualize my relationship with my brother. some anon called it early on saying it would probably end up being something stupid lol
>>20491098
>It's usually so far off the mark, as you pointed out, that it's its own little comedy,

>> No.20516138

saving this from page 10

>> No.20516157

I can't be bothered to read all of this.
Did OP find his word?

>> No.20516164

>>20516157
not yet!

>> No.20516174

>>20516164
Just sleep on it or its amazing bait

>> No.20516177

My try : homoerotic.

>> No.20516225

>>20516157
Right now 'virulent' is the strongest contender

>> No.20516262

I'm starting to think the word will turn out to be some relatively obscure proper noun that's turned into an adjective.

>> No.20516265

>>20516262
i wouldn't doubt it

>> No.20516294

OP, is this word how you could describe when that guy in the movie Predator says "bunch of slack jawed faggots 'round here!"? Friendly verbal jousting?

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I think it's time for OP to rewrite his paragraph.

>> No.20516427

>>20491026
rowdy?

>> No.20516459

horseplay, mischievous, puckish, romping frolicking?

>> No.20516494

>>20516427
>>20516459
none of these

>> No.20516564

>>20514652
I thought it was right on the tip of your tongue? Shouldn't the word you're looking for get a more assured reaction out of you than "this is a strong contender ... this MAY in fact be it"?
>>20514697
It would somehow be more disappointing and lame than him not finding the word at all.

>> No.20516569

>>20516494
playful
scrappy
snappy
rough and tumble
waggish
bantering
whimsical
lighthearted
genial
kindred
flippant
insouciant
sanguine
affable
chummy
zany
giddy

>> No.20516596

Copacetic :))))):)):)):))

>> No.20516598

>>20516569
Supposedly it is “science-like”

>> No.20516613
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20516613

The negation of the negation.

>> No.20516619

OP, is it a sociological or psychological word? Or what type of science are you referring to?

>> No.20516626

HOW THE FUCK IS IT NOT SYMBIOTIC??

>> No.20516650

>>20491026
volatile???

>> No.20516688

choleric
protean
mercurial
turbulent
fickle
fluid
wayward
mutable
labile
flighty
fluctuant
volcanic
tempestuous
transitional
transitory
transient
fitful
vacillating
permutable
skittish
transitive
prismatic
motley
heterogenous
discrepant
ephemeral
fugacious
evanescent

>> No.20516766

>>20516688
>>20516650
>>20516596
>>20516569
none of these
>>20516564
you make a good point. i also made similar remarks about nebulous, acerbic, and caustic, none of which are near virulent so I probably don't know this word as well as I thought I did
>>20516619
to my knowledge it wouldn't be either of those

>> No.20517563

Commensalistic/commensalism/commensal, coniferous, lethologica

>> No.20517589

duplicitous

>Duplicity comes from a Latin word meaning "double" or "twofold," and its original meaning in English has to do with a kind of deception in which you intentionally hide your true feelings or intentions behind false words or actions.

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>>20491026
lecherous?

>> No.20517762

>>20491026
salacious?

>> No.20517863

Terms of endearment

>> No.20518477

>>20491058
>>20491026
may God, Jesus and The Bear forgive me for typing this but you're looking for "tsundere"

>> No.20518892

This is clearly a demonstration to prove you can drive /lit insane by vaguely describing a word and insisting everybody offering a guess is wrong.

>> No.20519684

facetious

>> No.20519698

>>20518477
I puked in my mouth a little. Please stay in your containment board.

>> No.20519727

>>20501820
>>20518477
Lmfaoo, you just might be right.

Thoughts OP?

>> No.20519733

>two friends sit and constantly tell each other to kill themselves

You watch too much weebshit. People don't do this in real life. There's light ribbing and ballbusting between friends but humans aren't cliche anime archetypes.

>>20501074
Cosine

>> No.20519743

>>20516320
It's telling OP would waste all this time looking for a fancy *adjective* rather than just develop the characters by describing an actual situation using plain nouns and verbs.

>> No.20519770

vicissitude

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>simply invents the word

>> No.20520141

>>20491367
I would beat you up if you used this word irl

>> No.20520158

>>20504072
I would rape you if you said that shit irl

>> No.20520544

OP is a faggot.

>> No.20520733

I got it OP, the word you're looking for is Niggers. You're welcome

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bros, we're falling off..sorry to let you down op. it's been a wild ride, and i'm sure i speak for op and everyone itt when i say one couldn't ask for a finer buncha fellas when on the raging waters of language

do check back with us if you ever find it

>> No.20520842

>>20520756
I agree. Thank you all for your help, this was a wild ride and a lot of fun

>> No.20521072

>>20520544
>>20520733
checked and checked

>> No.20521349

casmalrickeniumdesellia

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>>20521349