Friday, April 05, 2013

ERMAHGERD - April A-Z

Who is this girl?
The question should be what Is 'Ermahgerd'? What Does It Mean? I see it on MLKSHK all the time but last night since I was trying to come up with an E for my A-Z, I decided to investigate.

You've likely seen 'ermahgerd', or its abbreviated 'gerd' on Facebook pages, Reddit links, or lolcat photos. This modern derogatory expression has come about as both a meme and a verbal expression of someone's derpitity. DERP, I know what that means,

The answer is ermahgerd is 'oh my god' as pronounced by someone with a speech impediment, SPECIFICALLY retainer lisp. So the above is Oh My God, Coffee. Now you know.  I still have to translate it to read it....and only some of them are funny, so I just might roll past them the next time I see it.

 
 

15 comments :

  1. Thanks for solving this mystery for me!

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  2. I didn't get it until my daughter pronounced it for me. Now it's kind of stuck in my head!

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  3. Ha ha! I have never seen this sign before, but if I do, I will be prepared! :)

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  4. Laughing out loud...no, really.

    Great post.

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  5. This made me laugh. In my head, it kind of sounds like The Californians from Saturday Night Live :-)

    Jenny at Choice City Native

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  6. I crack up whenever I see that girl, because the meme is sort of a play on words, and I love that sort of thing. I know--I am a geek!

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  7. I agree that they're not all funny.

    I've enjoyed your A-Z challenge so far!

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  8. Learn something new every day:)

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  9. They are kind of stupid, but still funny at the same time. It reminds me of Kristen Wiig's "target lady" sketch on Sat Night Live.

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  10. Uh-huh. Thanks for that bit of information. Facebook actually makes me despair for humanity sometimes, I'm not kidding. When a video of ducks crossing a road gets three million views, I shake my head and silently mumble ermahgerd.

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  11. Wow...first time I learned about a meme before I knew it existed!
    ~

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  12. Haha.. It always makes me laugh when people say that out loud. :)

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  13. Oh my. Some are funny, some aren't. Glad I finally got an explanation as to the why. I mean, I knew what it stood for, but WHY?! So now I know, thanks!

    Shannon at The Warrior Muse

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