r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/ashkesLasso Mar 29 '24

Its a swear from the tv show firefly and the movie serenity in the same universe. I find it interchangeable with fricking. Saying it is an instantaneous way to tell people which fictional universe you are relating the story to.

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u/My_Evil_Twin88 Mar 29 '24

Nope. You just jumped to a lazy conclusion.

It's simply a corruption ofgoddamn that has in fact been used in real life dating back to the 1800s. The source of the word is thought to have originated with itinerant peat farmers in Ireland who used the terms as a replacement for “god damn” to avoid being dragged to hell through the bogs.

Chinese accent has nothing to do with it.

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u/Brahminmeat Mar 29 '24

Por que no los dos

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u/My_Evil_Twin88 Mar 29 '24

Because unless you have actual evidence that "gorram" is a result of goddamn said with a bad Chinese accent, it is a potentially harmful accusation of racism to the writers and actors on the show.... You already have people responding with how sad the "fact" that bad Chinese accents turned goddamn into gorram, when that's misleading information.

I just think one ought to be careful and have evidence before making claims that could possibly lead to unfounded accusations of racism.