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* Anya Forger from ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIVOakKDoQ has caused]] children to call their parents "chichi" and "haha" like she does. ('Chichi' and 'haha' are very formal words used when talking ''about'' your parents in Japanese, not ''to'' your parents).
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* Anya Forger from ''Manga/SpyXFamily'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bIVOakKDoQ has caused]] children to call their parents fathers "chichi" and mothers "haha" like she does. ('Chichi' and 'haha' are very formal words used when talking ''about'' your parents in Japanese, not ''to'' your parents).
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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' brought about the term "Bazinga," not to mention the playing of "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock."
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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' brought about the term "Bazinga," not to mention popularising the playing game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock."
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* After ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' finished, things like 'shiny' as a synonym for 'good' became (and remain) very common in New Zealand, even from those who'd never watched the show.
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* After ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' finished, things like 'shiny' as a synonym for 'good' became (and remain) very common in New Zealand, even from those who'd never watched the show. (This ended up circling around when Creator/JemaineClement performing "Shiny" for WesternAnimation/{{Moana}} kicked the whole thing off again.)
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** "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey" (a shortened version of a phrase used by the Tenth Doctor in "Blink") is often used to describe something that's rendered confusing by multiple layers of time travel.
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** "Wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey" (a shortened version of a phrase used by the Tenth Doctor in "Blink") is often used to describe something that's rendered confusing by multiple layers of time travel. As a noun, "timey-wimey ball" is common.
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* As he pointed out in his departure video, [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat's]] catchphrase of ''"That's just a theory; A game theory''" has become popular lexicon, especially among Youtubers, whenever they propose a theory of their own for any subject, game or otherwise.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': The show's catchphrases, especially Bart Simpson's, became part of the '90s slang lexicon thanks to how often they were repeated. Having a character quote ''The Simpsons'' is a great way to establish a show as a '90s PeriodPiece:
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** "Don't have a cow, man."
** "Eat my shorts."
** "Eat my shorts."
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* For a while, Creator/JimCarrey movies tried to invoke this with their {{Catch Phrase}}s... "[[Film/TheMask Somebody stop me!]]" "[[Film/AceVentura Alrighty then!]]" etc.
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* For a while, Creator/JimCarrey movies tried to invoke this with their {{Catch Phrase}}s...catchphrases... "[[Film/TheMask Somebody stop me!]]" "[[Film/AceVentura Alrighty then!]]" etc.
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* Many fans of ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' have been using the main character's CatchPhrase, "hee-hawesome", in real life, [[https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2021/07/29/fred-rogers-production-pbs-kids-tv-series-donkey-hodie-puppets-haley-jenkins-kristin-diquollo/stories/202107290020 if this article is to be believed]].
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* Many fans of ''Series/DonkeyHodie'' have been using the main character's CatchPhrase, catchphrase, "hee-hawesome", in real life, [[https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2021/07/29/fred-rogers-production-pbs-kids-tv-series-donkey-hodie-puppets-haley-jenkins-kristin-diquollo/stories/202107290020 if this article is to be believed]].
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* "{{Muggles}}", a term originating for J.R. Rowling's ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books, is used by most fangroups to refer to "anyone who isn't a part of our fandom", and thus wouldn't understand what they're talking about.
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* "{{Muggles}}", a term originating for J.R. Rowling's ''Literature/HarryPotter'' books, is was often used by most fangroups outside of the Harry Potter fandom to refer to "anyone who isn't a part of our fandom", and thus wouldn't understand what they're talking about.about. Nowadays, the term is more often used to refer to a character who doesn't have the same special powers, supernatural abilities, or magical/fantasy lineage as the main cast.
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-->-- '''Walter Mondale''' to Gary Hart, during a debate for 1984 Democratic presidential nomination
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-->-- '''Walter Mondale''' '''UsefulNotes/WalterMondale''' to Gary Hart, during a debate for 1984 Democratic presidential nomination
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* The word "robot" was coined by Czech playwright Karel Čapek (suggested by his brother) for his play ''[[Theatre/{{RUR}} R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', based on the Czech word ''robota'' "unpaid labour required of serfs; drudgery, servitude." It promptly became the standard word in English and many other languages for computer-controlled work-performing automata, one of our few borrowings from Czech. (However, his robots are creatures of flesh and blood, just artificial ones—quite different from our conception of robots today.)
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* The word "robot" was coined by Czech playwright Karel Čapek (suggested by his brother) for his play ''[[Theatre/{{RUR}} R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', based on the Czech word ''robota'' "unpaid labour required of serfs; drudgery, servitude." It promptly became the standard word in English and many other languages for computer-controlled work-performing automata, one of our few borrowings from Czech. (However, his robots are creatures of flesh and blood, just artificial ones—quite different from our conception of robots today.)) A bit strange that the word got so popular, perhaps, considering that the play itself involves the robots [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters Turning Against Their Masters]] and [[AIIsACrapshoot exterminating humankind.]]
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** Well, Shakespeare didn't quite invent that many words, but the way he used and spelled them became the gold standard by early dictionary writers. Considering that he [[HurricaneOfPuns played with the meanings of words]] a lot, the Bard was not the best choice as a standard. The early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary commissioned actual lexicographers to cross-reference other Elizabethan texts to make sure that Shakespeare hadn't fooled them!
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** Well, Shakespeare didn't quite invent that many words, but rather provided the first known written usage of many words that were no doubt already in use, and the way he used and spelled them became the gold standard by early dictionary writers. Considering that he [[HurricaneOfPuns played with the meanings of words]] a lot, the Bard was not the best choice as a standard. The early editors of the Oxford English Dictionary commissioned actual lexicographers to cross-reference other Elizabethan texts to make sure that Shakespeare hadn't fooled them!
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* The word "robot" was created by Czech playwright Karel Čapek for his play ''[[Theatre/{{RUR}} R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', based on the Czech word ''robota'' "drudgery, servitude." It promptly became the standard word in English and many other languages for computer-controlled work-performing automata, one of our few borrowings from Czech.
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* The word "robot" was created coined by Czech playwright Karel Čapek (suggested by his brother) for his play ''[[Theatre/{{RUR}} R.U.R.: Rossum's Universal Robots]]'', based on the Czech word ''robota'' "drudgery, "unpaid labour required of serfs; drudgery, servitude." It promptly became the standard word in English and many other languages for computer-controlled work-performing automata, one of our few borrowings from Czech. (However, his robots are creatures of flesh and blood, just artificial ones—quite different from our conception of robots today.)
