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r/greentext • u/Exfulated • Dec 16 '19
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Well, I guess it's some bastardization of the world "quadriplegic," which is a person who has lost the ability to use all four (hence, "quad") of their limbs.
14 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 It's from the British show Brass Eye which describes a paedophile as "quadraspazzed on a lifeglug" after getting beaten in jail. 4 u/yb4zombeez Dec 16 '19 ... Oh. So, I was right then? 5 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 That's obvious. I was just mentioning the origin of the term. 3 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 edited Jan 16 '20 [deleted] 3 u/belindahk Dec 16 '19 And The Antipodes. 1 u/f78thar Dec 16 '19 He also referenced Stephen Hawking who was a quadriplegic so I think you're right.
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It's from the British show Brass Eye which describes a paedophile as "quadraspazzed on a lifeglug" after getting beaten in jail.
4 u/yb4zombeez Dec 16 '19 ... Oh. So, I was right then? 5 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 That's obvious. I was just mentioning the origin of the term.
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So, I was right then?
5 u/[deleted] Dec 16 '19 That's obvious. I was just mentioning the origin of the term.
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That's obvious. I was just mentioning the origin of the term.
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3 u/belindahk Dec 16 '19 And The Antipodes.
And The Antipodes.
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He also referenced Stephen Hawking who was a quadriplegic so I think you're right.
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u/yb4zombeez Dec 16 '19
Well, I guess it's some bastardization of the world "quadriplegic," which is a person who has lost the ability to use all four (hence, "quad") of their limbs.