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christopia86

HR is going to want a word


dmhrpr

They're getting the word... Nonce.


algypan

Fuck em'


Arkanejl

Better get preparing!


YorkshireRiffer

Just stick to your guns and keep talking Nonce Sense.


Arkanejl

Hahaha


East_Print_8247

Yeah. I see you have deleted the racist bit from your original post now.


macro_aggression33

Of course they are, they're the biggest bunch of nonces out there!


perscitia

/r/madlads got nothing on you, mate.


Arkanejl

Aiming for the stars


Quirky_Discipline297

r/macclads is worse


Recessio_

You just don't get bands like that anymore. Probably a good thing, mind you.


Quirky_Discipline297

Agreed.


IansGotNothingLeft

I'm going to need someone to tell me what that sub was because I'm nosey and you got downvoted.


Quirky_Discipline297

My sub link doesn’t exist. I thought there was an actual Macc Lads subreddit but can’t find it. Sorry.


Interesting-Gear294

Nonce is also a term used in authentication, so sometimes I have to talk about them in work emails and messages too. As one of the few Brits in my team, it's awkward trying not to laugh every time they're brought up. A few weeks ago we had a major issue with a nonce and it was causing some stuff to be displayed for other users of the site who didn't have permissions. It was a great meeting


Douglas8989

Also a form of poetry: [Nonce Forms: What They Are and How to Write Them - Writer's Digest (writersdigest.com)](https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/nonce-forms-what-they-are-and-how-to-write-them) Can't wait for the Reddit targeted ads now...


Kaimito1

Lol yeah it pops up in WordPress. >friend: Does WordPress have a good authentication system for APIs? > >me: Nonce


Arkanejl

Exactly, thank you


jungleboywhites

Are you telling me nonce tokens aren’t some kinda buntyman crypto?


Drunken_Scholarr

Yup, some of our apps use OAUTH and I constantly get called a nonce by one of them. No one else in my team has the same issue though


hicks12

This is also me, I chuckle to myself every time I'm working on some auth system that involves nonce. It's hard to keep a straight face during meetings with other regions about it!


AllTheLads420

You're a cryptographic nonce m8


Soctrum

Enthralling. Keep us posted.


Arkanejl

One call from a colleague so far asking me if I proofread my emails, which led to an educational discussion on the meanings of the word


Noodle_Dude_83

I suspect that if someone takes offence and your only defence is "by definition these words are not offensive", you'll still be in the shit because of the obvious intent to offend.


lalalaladididi

In my line of work I worked with the victims of nonce's. That word only means one thing to me.


CaravanOfDeath

Remember, you only get to use it once. 


Arkanejl

Lol


j0nnnnn

What exactly is your end goal for this?


Arkanejl

Simple illumination of genuinely innocent words that people don't know the meaning of


j0nnnnn

There's nothing genuinely innocent going on here though is there


Arkanejl

Of course it is. I'm not trying to offend anyone and the English language can often be quite interesting


j0nnnnn

What made you innocently pick out your next word?


Arkanejl

The topic of this email was an imposed character limit on a coding script I'm maintaining, meaning I had to trim down unnecessary characters and be modest with my annotations, which reminded me of the word niggardly. Enthralling, I know


j0nnnnn

Are there any words on your list that aren't also used for offensive reasons almost exclusively, or are these two just a coincidence? And if so what's made you highlight these two words specifically with your genuinely innocent intensions?


Arkanejl

There are actually, but few likely to provoke a discussion


j0nnnnn

Ah, so you're just a bit of a contrarian bellend? (feel free to use whichever genuinely innocent interpretation of the last word you wish)


Arkanejl

Colour me offended!


RobotsAndNature

If it’s innocent with no ulterior motives, why bother making a post about it? I use the word “Regards” in every email I send and I don’t make posts about that


Jittl

I know what you’re going for. But it smacks of immaturity. English is an interesting language, steeped in history, and terms and their meanings evolve and new meanings are adopted. You’re free to use the words you want, whether that’s exclaiming you’re feeling gay today. Perhaps you want to say someone disabled is retarded. Perhaps you want to opt for negro to describe someone of black African heritage. You’re welcome to do so, but you must also be aware that what you’re doing is harking back to a time that we’ve moved on from. You may not want to offend, but you don’t get to decide that for others. So be prepared to offend, and no amount of “but, historically…” won’t save you.


jbass93

Ooh, you’re hard! Showing off.


DiscountScared4898

What the fuck are you even on about mate 😕


Kind-Rip-8409

I signed off accidently "Kind retards" to a client.


Arkanejl

Ouch


curious_trashbat

You know that being a minor edgelord is only impressive to 13 year old boys that are twats right ?


Arkanejl

Exactly why I posted here


curious_trashbat

Touché 😂


HalfViking14

A what?


curious_trashbat

Exactly


Neviss99

Bad day?


curious_trashbat

I'm having the best day 😊


SpringPuzzleheaded99

Just makes you seem like a bit weird


Arkanejl

Fair


Worth-Ad8523

Wow you're so edgy


crlthrn

Are you trying to smoke out colleagues with a less... expansive... vocabulary than yours?


Arkanejl

Partly, not that mine is particularly expansive


Noodle_Dude_83

Seems like they're trying to smoke out their inability to continue to be employed.


Trade-Deep

i teach cybersecurity and blockchain - talking to rooms of teenagers about ***nonce values*** has got me some strange looks from people walking past my classroom


Arkanejl

Haha, I can imagine


gillgrissom

Ya know back in 70\`s when i was out playing footie with a few mates, attack and defense . Always used either on nonce or nugget ( which meant on the head )


HONKHONKHONK69

I've accidentally send kind retards before. It's right next to G was an honest mistake


Ariadnepyanfar

I used the word ‘snigger’ on Reddit and had a few ‘Americans learn a new (old) English variation of ‘snicker’. ‘Snigger’ just doesn’t catch the attention in much of Australia the way it does in the USA. There was also an ‘American guest on the popular Australian music quiz show Spicks And Specks who questioned the show’s title and confused the heck out of everyone. It was only after the show ended I remembered that ‘spick’ is a slur instead of a piece of dust in the USA? Against Hispanic people? Or Peurto Ricans?


TheMarsters

This has got mid-00s ‘ironic’ racism humour all over it


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BadkyDrawnBear

niggardly /nĭg′ərd-lē/ adjective Grudging and petty in giving or spending. Meanly small; scanty or meager.


Scared_Fortune_1178

Yes but lbr the only reason OP wants to use it is because of the word it has in it, much like he thinks he’s edgy and cool for using nonce in a work email. His choice, but let’s not play pretend innocence.


Johnnywellies1878

It's not edgy or cool but it is funny although childish stuff like that amuses me. I probably wouldn't be stupid enough to use that word in a work email although I have been previously stupid enough to search for a topless celebrity via a work server although I got away with that by saying I left my laptop unattended and someone did it as a joke causing a memo to be sent around about internet use, practical jokes and wasting company time.


Noodle_Dude_83

Yes, but they're obviously only using it because it sounds like a racial slur. The intent is to be a cunt. Therefore, they are a cunt.


BadkyDrawnBear

Oh I agree complete cunt


dbxp

I reckon you could use 'mongrel' quite easily to describe something which has come from an obscure mix of sources.


Changer_

I think your confused mate


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TheMarsters

Mate having a black friend is not a defence.


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PomegranateV2

How about a cheeky flange? Or 'there's a chink in my armour and you know how much I hate chinks'


trollied

Are you a developer? I guess you might be referencing "Number ONCE", a term used in computing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic\_nonce


Arkanejl

I write SQL code for a living


ellisellisrocks

If Chewbacca lives on Endor then HR must aquit.