MrSebSinM to The Far Side · 7 months ago21 July 2024imagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down15
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minus-squarerobolemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up62·7 months agoBack in the dark ages of the 1950s or 1960s, there was a fairly common slang initialism “BMOC” which stood for big man on campus. So this panel riffs on that with “HBOC” meaning hunchback on campus.
minus-squaregrabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoAs a fellow hunchback, I can confirm this (wish I was joking). :)
minus-squarechumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoI’ve heard BNOC recently (big name on campus)
Back in the dark ages of the 1950s or 1960s, there was a fairly common slang initialism “BMOC” which stood for big man on campus. So this panel riffs on that with “HBOC” meaning hunchback on campus.
As a fellow hunchback, I can confirm this (wish I was joking). :)
I’ve heard BNOC recently (big name on campus)