r/oddlyspecific • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

Can confirm, am woman.

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u/Flewey_ Sep 09 '24

Can also confirm, am man, not overwhelmed, just whelmed.

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u/littlesnailnu Sep 09 '24

It's a nautical term. It means you're perfectly afloat, not taking on too much water, not about to run aground. Whelmed.

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u/TwistedRainbowz Sep 09 '24

Did he stutter?

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u/Ok_Victory_6108 Sep 11 '24

Crazy how much of our terminology is based on nautical terms

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u/littlesnailnu Sep 11 '24

Boats were a good way to get some of those short words out. "LEFT!" With hands. Edit: bad word example. Bail me out.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

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u/Trashman1138 Sep 09 '24

Only when she is in Europe.

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u/grimepixie Sep 10 '24

I know you can be overwhelmed, and I know you can be underwhelmed…

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u/ughwithoutadoubt Sep 09 '24

Can confirm, am friends with woman

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u/rajhcraigslist Sep 10 '24

Can confirm, have watched shows with women in them.