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| titletext = Verbiage. Va-jay-jay. Irregardless.
 
| titletext = Verbiage. Va-jay-jay. Irregardless.
 
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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
Apparently, Randall hates some ridiculous neologisms. [[Cueball]] seems to be dictating a "Tween bromance" story or novel to [[Megan]], who is possibly typing it up. He is including all the words that get to Megan in a sequence. Megan is just annoyed and starts to shriek in rage; considering Cueball keeps speaking more annoying words in the title text, that seems to have been the point.
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This comic is playing off the fact that people have words that drive them crazy or gross them out. In this comic, [[Cueball]] seems to be dictating a "tween bromance" story or novel to [[Megan]], who is possibly typing it up. Cueball is including all the words that get to Megan in a sequence (including the final 3 words in the title text). The 3 words in the title text are said after Megan says "STOP IT! STOP IT!"
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tween Tween]" means a pre-adolescent. Portmanteau of ''teen'' and ''between'', specifically above the age of 9 (the last value not in the tens) and below the age of 13 (the first actual "-teen" number).
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bromance Bromance]" means a close non-sexual friendship between two males. Portmanteau of ''brother'' and ''romance''.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guesstimate Guesstimate]" means an estimate made with very little information. Portmanteau of ''guess'' and ''estimate''.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=frenemy Frenemy]" means a friend who is also a rival. Portmanteau of ''friend'' and ''enemy''.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yiff Yiff]" is a word invented by the {{w|furry community}}. In most contexts it simply means "copulate", supposedly derived from the sound a fox makes during mating, and can refer to any form of sexual activity, including cybersex.
 
*"{{Wiktionary|moist}}" is an ordinary word, but one that many people find mildly creepy, especially in this context.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=taint Taint]" is the part between the genitals and the anus (perineum) in slang.
 
*"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panties Panties]" is a common term in the U.S. for women's underwear.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=preggers Preggers]" a slang term for being pregnant.
 
*"{{Wiktionary|verbiage}}" is a fairly new usage of an older word, meaning too many words used to explain a subject.
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=va-jay-jay Va-jay-jay]" /vəˈjājā/ IPA /vəˈdʒeɪdʒeɪ/ is just a way of saying "vagina".
 
*"[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Irregardless Irregardless]" is a {{w|solecism}}. [http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0037-irregardless.htm Or perhaps this portmanteau.]
 
 
 
So, the full sentence roughly translates to: By my rough guess, my friend-slash-rival engaged in sexual activity so intensely that her wet perineum caused her underwear to become pregnant.
 
 
 
This is probably nonsensical, as clothing cannot bear children.{{Citation needed}}  It may also reflect Cueball’s intentional parody of writers who lack understanding of anatomy/basic reasoning.  However, at a stretch, the word “preggers” could be interpreted to refer to the rare, literal meaning of pregnant: full/filled.  By this logic, “her moist taint made her panties preggers” would simply be an unusual way to say “her underwear were filled up with liquid”.  But in that case: ew.
 
 
 
Like this comic fills a sentence with (gross) neologisms, [[550: Density]] crams a sentence with memes.
 
 
 
According to [[1485: Friendship]], Randall doesn't like the word ''bromance'' much either. Uncomfortable synonyms are also seen in [[1322: Winter]] and [[2352: Synonym Date]].
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*In the first frame, the back of Megan's chair is missing.
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*Like this comic fills a sentence with (gross) neologisms, [[550: Density]] crams a sentence with memes.
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*The first four words are {{w|portmanteaus}}:
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**“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Tween Tween]” means a pre-adolescent.
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**“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bromance Bromance]” means a close non-sexual friendship between two males.
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**“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guesstimate Guesstimate]” means an estimate made with very little information.
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**“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=frenemy Frenemy]” means a mixture of a friend and a rival.
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*“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=yiff Yiff]” is a word invented by the {{w|furry community}}, derived from the sound a fox makes during mating.
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*"{{Wiktionary|moist}}" is an ordinary word, but one that many people find mildly creepy. Especially in this context.
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*“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=taint Taint]” is the part between the genitals and the anus in slang.
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*“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=preggers Preggers]” a slang term for being pregnant.
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*“{{Wiktionary|verbiage}}” is a fairly new usage of an older word, meaning too many words used to explain a subject.
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*“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=va-jay-jay Va-jay-jay]” is just a way of saying “vagina”.
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*“[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Irregardless Irregardless]” is a {{w|solecism}}. [http://www.merriam-webster.com/video/0037-irregardless.htm Or perhaps this portmanteau.]
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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[[Category:Language]]
 
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[[Category:Furries]]
 
[[Category:Furries]]
[[Category:Sex]]
 

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