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I did not know “strafe” which I guess a lot of guys do? “Gauss” I just thought of the mathematician; forgot it was a science thing. I’m not at all sure what t

by quus 5y ago

I did not know “strafe” which I guess a lot of guys do? “Gauss” I just thought of the mathematician; forgot it was a science thing. I’m not at all sure what to make of where “shemale” ranks

ReactiveJelly 5y ago
"Shemale" is such a great punchline. I was reading these thinking "Oh fuck, I know all the male words and none of the female ones, I'll never pass as a woman with a vocabulary like this". At the bottom, "Shemale". Tada! That's why I know all the male words! I'm a sh**ale!
Semaphor 5y ago
I think strafing has something to do with combat aircraft (a strafing run, probably fly by shooting?), but where I know it from, is early shooters (haven’t played any in over a decade, not sure if that word is still used), strafing was moving sideways. edit: my guess for the actual meaning was close-ish: > Strafing is the military practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons > The word is an adaptation of German strafen, to punish, specifically from the humorous adaptation of the German anti-British slogan Gott strafe England (May God punish England), dating back to World War I. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing And I might as well post the gaming page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing_(video_games) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing_(video_games)
vlozko 5y ago
Strafe a pretty commonly used word when dealing with first/third person shooter video games. Probably self explanatory why more guys know it.
thelopa 5y ago
Re “shemale”: I wonder what other slurs they included in the data set. I have a hard time believing “shemale” is the only slur with gender polarization.
Hjfrf 5y ago
Strafe in shooter games is a movement relative to the direction you're facing without turning. So on a standard two-stick controller layout your left stick is strafe and your right is aim. I expect more people have played halo than flown planes.

by quus 5y ago

ReactiveJelly 5y ago

"Shemale" is such a great punchline. I was reading these thinking "Oh fuck, I know all the male words and none of the female ones, I'll never pass as a woman with a vocabulary like this". At the bottom, "Shemale". Tada! That's why I know all the male words! I'm a sh**ale!

Semaphor 5y ago

I think strafing has something to do with combat aircraft (a strafing run, probably fly by shooting?), but where I know it from, is early shooters (haven’t played any in over a decade, not sure if that word is still used), strafing was moving sideways. edit: my guess for the actual meaning was close-ish: > Strafing is the military practice of attacking ground targets from low-flying aircraft using aircraft-mounted automatic weapons > The word is an adaptation of German strafen, to punish, specifically from the humorous adaptation of the German anti-British slogan Gott strafe England (May God punish England), dating back to World War I. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing And I might as well post the gaming page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing_(video_games) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strafing_(video_games)

vlozko 5y ago

Strafe a pretty commonly used word when dealing with first/third person shooter video games. Probably self explanatory why more guys know it.

thelopa 5y ago

Re “shemale”: I wonder what other slurs they included in the data set. I have a hard time believing “shemale” is the only slur with gender polarization.

Hjfrf 5y ago

Strafe in shooter games is a movement relative to the direction you're facing without turning. So on a standard two-stick controller layout your left stick is strafe and your right is aim. I expect more people have played halo than flown planes.