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I don't mean my username! Yours!

I guess this is more of a game and maybe not strictly the right place. But, the idea is to make a top level reply with you asking 'guess' or saying ':)' or what have you, and everyone else should answer what they think the username means or refers to, without looking any words or concepts up! Off the cuff, what do you think it means when you see this person's username?

Not sure about the mobile apps, but if you hover over someone's name in Lemmy it will show their username if they have a display name set. My username is quite boring and straightforward, but I like seeing other people's weird usernames especially on semi-anon places.

Bonus: What do you visually think when you read it? Even if you misread it as a typo, what did you imagine when you read it & saw their avatar?

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[–] marz@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)
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[–] gish@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Someone who wasn't feeling creative

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[–] DidacticDumbass@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

There is literally no mystery to my username.

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[–] Hexorg@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Well now my username just feels boring haha

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[–] mstankiewicz@karab.in 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe my original nickname - Miersetnik. What do you think?

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[–] Kurt@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

One of my professors in college was named kurt vargo. He was in a commercial where he drove the bike across the screen, and in the take that was on the commercial, he drove too far and trashed very very expensive equipment and lighting.

[–] foosel@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Let's give this a shot then!

[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

foosel, I can't figure out a meaning. It makes me think it would sound like a type of cute weasel. That's very weird for me to think that of a word that I don't know, but it is what it is!

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[–] WhoRoger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] Pegistia@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Mine has a special meaning, I doubt anyone will guess

[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
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[–] Magusbear@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Give it a shot if you like

[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Magus makes me think of a mage for some reason? I don't remember the word root of why that would be. So, mage bear!

[–] foosel@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

I would second that, I also immediately had the "mage" association.

[–] Magusbear@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Correct! Magus means mage. It's derived from my first and last name

[–] KuudereEnthusiast@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

It means you like being stonewalled :)

[–] MrsEaves@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ahhh, excellent. Let’s see if I can find my community here. Guess away.

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[–] kionite231@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Cattypat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] misnina@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your name is Catty and you you pat Cats. I did almost read it as Paddy Cake but Catty Pake instead.

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