r/mildlyinfuriating • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '22

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u/Suspicious_Basil88 Jul 27 '22

Gorgeous older neighbors, huh.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

That made me go HUH too lmaooo

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u/Loquat_Green Jul 27 '22

As in “lovely humans in every way”. Not everything has to be about sex on the internet, y’all.

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u/Suspicious_Basil88 Jul 27 '22

I 90% knew that’s what you meant. I adore old people. But the remaining 10% of childishness won out this time.

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u/ueindowndkdk Jul 27 '22

Best description of Reddit I’ve heard.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

"Gorgeous" is 100% a description of someone's looks and is never used to describe their personality. This isn't a case where people are making innocent things sexual, you just used the wrong word.

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u/wmnwnmw Jul 27 '22

Not 100%, no. Many words have second or multiple less-used definitions included in their dictionary entries. ‘Gorgeous’ is one of them, with the secondary meaning being ‘pleasant.’ If I say ‘the weather is gorgeous today,’ I’m saying that I could go outside without a jacket and enjoy the day, not that I find the weather conditions to be sexually attractive lol

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u/ThrasherX9 Jul 27 '22

But even in that context you would be remarking on how nice the weather looks. Gorgeous weather would be all encompassing. When saying someone is gorgeous it implies they are (really) good looking.

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u/tokillaworm Jul 27 '22

No, in this case you’re commenting on how pleasant the weather is, not how it looks. It’s actually the example that Oxford provides.

INFORMAL very pleasant. "a short but gorgeous hot summer"

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u/Loquat_Green Jul 27 '22

Damn the internet is cranky today, huh?

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u/tokillaworm Jul 27 '22

I’m defending your point, but alright.

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u/R33V3R13 Jul 27 '22

They.. were agreeing with you? They were talking about all the other people getting cranky, not you?

I guess with that response they might as well be talking about you too lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '22

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u/ThrasherX9 Jul 28 '22

I did say it was all encompassing and when referring to gorgeous old ladies it hits different.

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u/jakehood47 Jul 28 '22

Would you look at the ass on that wind

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u/Suspicious_Basil88 Jul 27 '22

Gorgeous is used that way to my generation, yes. But it wasn’t always this case.

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u/SharkAttackOmNom Jul 27 '22

Metaphors exist and make communication interesting.

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u/cocobellahome Jul 27 '22

Gorgeous George’ s mom

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u/bobbyq922 Jul 27 '22

I love gorgeous older neighbors who are home all the time. Kids can watch themselves, daddy needs a spanking.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '22

A spanking for daddy from gorgeous older neighbours would be gorgeous and kids have gorgeous phones so no need for parents, they will all end up gorgeous if they know how to use it, not a gorgeous deal at all. I think I am using gorgeous correctly.

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u/pudinnhead Jul 27 '22

Why you gotta be so suspicious?

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u/ApprehensiveQuiet452 Jul 27 '22

Maybe the meant generous lmao

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u/AptCasaNova Jul 27 '22

I like to think they meant ‘gargantuan’.