Cosmie/Cadmium's definitions
1. The element Cd on the Periodic Table.
2. (Archaic/Old, Slightly Offensive) "Cadmium" used to be used as a slur by white people to refer to a coon daddy when one was close-by, so as not to get into a fight, usually used of Black men.
3. (Phrase, "A heart of Cadmium") Used to describe someone who is generally friendly and outgoing, and also very brave and just; someone who will always do whatever's right, even if it's at their own expense.
4. (Archaic/Old): Slang for someone who is overly flashy with their gestures or actions, especially when unnecessary, used around the mid 1900s in rural parts of Southern America.
2. (Archaic/Old, Slightly Offensive) "Cadmium" used to be used as a slur by white people to refer to a coon daddy when one was close-by, so as not to get into a fight, usually used of Black men.
3. (Phrase, "A heart of Cadmium") Used to describe someone who is generally friendly and outgoing, and also very brave and just; someone who will always do whatever's right, even if it's at their own expense.
4. (Archaic/Old): Slang for someone who is overly flashy with their gestures or actions, especially when unnecessary, used around the mid 1900s in rural parts of Southern America.
1. "Cadmium is such a cool metal..."
2. "That damn Cadmium... He took my money!"
3. "That girl... She's a heart of Cadmium, for sure."
4. "Dad gummit... That idiot John, he's such an irritating Cadmium..."
2. "That damn Cadmium... He took my money!"
3. "That girl... She's a heart of Cadmium, for sure."
4. "Dad gummit... That idiot John, he's such an irritating Cadmium..."
by Cosmie/Cadmium November 27, 2025
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