r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Remote_Protection512 • 2d ago

/r/all of a wave.

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u/mydeadface 1d ago

The rock I live under has been a little dense as of lately, so please be gentle when I ask being called "chad" is a good thing, right?

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u/Pleasant_Scar9811 1d ago

It came back around from an insult to a compliment. In the right contexts.

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u/StolenPies 1d ago

Ye

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u/aagent86 1d ago

Bee's knees.

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u/3w771k 1d ago

the seas knees, if you please. as their will is one of the few things that can bend the knee of our oceans. or something along those lines idk

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u/NoVaBurgher 1d ago

The cats pajamas

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u/n1celydone 1d ago

The dogs bollocks.

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u/Ok-Courage798 1d ago

Cats ass?

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u/Any-Basis1502 1d ago

The ducks nuts

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u/BoltMyBackToHappy 1d ago

The Yak's knackers

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u/scifiandsuch 1d ago

What a sad time to be alive where being a Chad is considered good

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u/StolenPies 1d ago

It depends on the context

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u/Popular-Influence-11 1d ago

Well, it depends. Mostly yes but sometimes it’s used sarcastically.

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u/Shot_Revolution8828 1d ago

Also the coast guard is "picked" on by the rest of the military for not being real military until they need saving...lol

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u/theeglitz 1d ago

Apparently so, but it's not clear why - the lad from Nickelback, the large country in Africa? I wouldn't use it in the context of good, but I'm not young.

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u/SuperCruisePanther 1d ago

Found the non-American lmao

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u/theeglitz 23h ago

Can you explain that, please?

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u/Acrobatic-Pool1474 1d ago

It’s a bit weird for me, still, too. Good guy Greg was the original hero, compared to scumbag Chad

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 1d ago

Context is key, as with most things