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Started by Superunknown in Chit-Chat

hey guys!

got a question, maybe you can help me out: how do you call that when you dismiss the importance of something by replacing the first letter with a “shm”.

example: “radiohead shmadiohead”

is there a term for that?

Posted on Sat, 12 June 2010 at 16:02

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chr1s (I can't remember my own name) wrote:

Term shmerm :)

Posted on Sat, 12 June 2010 at 17:04

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Fiona (Fiona Lamont) wrote:

shm-reduplication - apparently :-s

Posted on Sat, 12 June 2010 at 18:41

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msd wrote:

Shmewish

Posted on Sat, 12 June 2010 at 19:14

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

lmao@ Chris :D

Posted on Sat, 12 June 2010 at 19:14

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mrs h wrote:

If you just mean generally dismissing the importance of something then the term you are looking for is ‘trivialising’ :)

Posted on Sun, 13 June 2010 at 15:02

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mrs h wrote:

Sorry - you made it clear that’s not what you meant, but by the time I had read the replies I had forgotten! :D

Posted on Sun, 13 June 2010 at 15:03

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buffalo-boy wrote:

lol good question! there must be a term for it. it is now my lifes mission to find that out since I just fulfilled my last ambition of trying my first appletini last week (in honour of my hero JD from Scrubs). : ) I’ll get back to you!

Posted on Sun, 13 June 2010 at 18:08

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Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

“cuntiness” is one word that fits…

Posted on Mon, 14 June 2010 at 11:11

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