• dalekcaan@lemm.ee
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          It’s not, actually. Some people thought it was, but apparently the creators had never heard of smegma before and it was just an unfortunate coincidence.

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            The creators may claim as much, but…

            Lexicographer Tony Thorne, in his 1990 Dictionary of Contemporary Slang (ISBN 0-7475-2856-X), reports instances of “smeg” (and derivatives) being used as a term of “mild contempt and even affection” among “schoolboys, students and punks” as early as the mid-1970s — a decade or so prior to the inception of the Red Dwarf phenomenon — and claims unequivocally that the etymology of the term traces back to “smegma”.

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              Alright, alright, people coming out of the woodwork to tell me about smegma, Jesus. You win the dick cheese argument. 'Gratz.

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        No, my friend, smegma is and has been a word and it has a meaning.

        They chose it as an obscure and disgusting word to use as an insult.

        Smegma is the thick, white, cheesy substance that collects under the foreskin of the penis.

        So if you’re uncircumsized, and have ever not washed your dick in a few days, you’re intimately familiar with what smegma is.

        It is categorically not a made-up “future swear.”

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        Actually several people already bothered to answer, their answers just haven’t federated to your instance yet. One answer that just says “Red Dwarf” is already at 8 upvotes on my instance of Lemmy.

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              I disguise a lot of my humor as inane comments. Some people obstinately refuse to acknowledge the joke before eventually resorting to slurs.

              Thanks for not doing that.

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                Okay, this feels too cozy here… let’s bring a little of the good ol Reddit vibe over. It’s not what I really think, but someone has got to do it:

                "What joke, you moron?! Come in, you said stupid shit and now try to pass it off as joke! Besides… no /s so you can’t be joking!

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      It’s the sound your make when your retro fridge breaks down because you looked at it the wrong way. Common occurrence sadly.