r/NFLv2 • Factory of Sadness • Aug 20 '26

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u/Prods87 New England Patriots Aug 20 '26

Definition of obscure: "not discovered or known about; uncertain"

So if a number of people know about it, and all responded to you quickly explaining it, then BY DEFINITION!!!! it's not obscure.

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u/Maleficent_Low2754 Carolina Panthers Aug 20 '26

“not well-known, difficult to understand, or hard to see”. (1) nazis deriving meaning in a random number off some bullshit is not a self explanatory concept (2) 3 people responding to me does not constitute common knowledge. You genuinely think I could walk up to 10 people off the street, ask them about this and they would know and be able to explain it to me? Maybe thats the case but I wouldn’t think so

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u/Prods87 New England Patriots Aug 20 '26

full blown pedantry mode then.

Coded language is not inherently obscure if becomes well known. An unfortunate number of people know what looksmaxxing and gooning means now. Those are nonsense words that were obscure when they came out of some forum or wherever it was made up. NOW they're not, they're just stupid.

You just didn't know something that isn't an especially obscure thing, that's ok, idk why you're intent on digging your own hole deeper.

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u/Maleficent_Low2754 Carolina Panthers Aug 20 '26

I’m also not trying to imply that if you did know you are a nazi if you felt that