the riverside's definitions

whyn'tcha

an even shorter form of "why don'tcha", itself short for "why don't you"

"Get the hell out!" "Whyn'tcha make me?"

by the riverside June 8, 2025

angerisk

The 💢 symbol used in manga to signify anger by placing it on someone’s head, originally representing bulging veins. “Angerisk” is a portmanteau of “anger” and “asterisk”, which is the name of the * symbol.

Place an angerisk at the end of the message, so you can show you’re mad but not like in a serious ways

by the riverside April 23, 2025

mspec lesbian

“Mspec” is another term for “bisexual”, which means not exclusively attracted to any gender.

“Lesbian” means a woman exclusively attracted to any gender.

As such, an “mspec lesbian” is a woman who is not a lesbian but wants to culturally appropriate lesbians. This is clear from how self-proclaimed “mspec lesbians” try to justify their contradictory label by claiming that they are connected to lesbian culture.

See also: meat-eating vegan, non-dysphoric trans, Christian atheist

Mspec lesbians are a logical contradiction and cannot exist. Claiming they do is lesbophobia.

by the riverside March 27, 2025

Primos effect

The phenomenon where a creative work designed to represent and/or celebrate a minority is hated by said minority for being stereotypical and degrading.

This effect is named after the Disney Channel animated series "Primos", which got a great deal of backlash for containing negative stereotypes and incorrect Spanish.

The opposite is the Speedy Gonzales effect, named after Speedy Gonzales, the Looney Tunes character who is both criticized for being a Mexican stereotype, and beloved for being a heroic, quick-witted, and lovable cultural icon by Latin-Americans.

In June 2017, the city of Philadelphia adopted a Pride Flag with additional black and brown stripes on top, intended to represent people of color. However, this flag and its further redesigns gathered backlash for being uninclusive, including from LGBT people of color. This is an example of the Primos effect.

by the riverside January 26, 2024

smartass TV

A smart TV that doesn’t fucking need to be one.

So every smart TV.

Nobody would ever want to have a smartass TV that collects your data, shows you ads, and has a wiretap that goes straight to the government.

by the riverside November 15, 2023

bottom left

Perverted and stupid. Originates from one Hololive stream where the Vtubers were rated on an alignment chart of how pure (seiso) they are and how smart they are.

lmao your oshi is bottom left

by the riverside November 5, 2023

ass o'clock

A time very late at night or very early in the morning when most people are or ought to be asleep.

My sleep schedule is ruined because my favorite YouTuber uploads at ass o'clock

by the riverside November 3, 2023